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==Bombay Port Land Reclaimation== | ==Bombay Port Land Reclaimation== | ||
The 'Elpinstone Land and Press Company' was formed in 1858 to reclaim two large parcels of land on the south-east side of the Bombay peninsular <ref name =darvill >“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry MH34 page ....</ref>:- | The 'Elpinstone Land and Press Company' was formed in 1858 to reclaim two large parcels of land on the south-east side of the Bombay peninsular <ref name =darvill >“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry MH34 page ....</ref>:- | ||
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==Bombay Port Trust== | ==Bombay Port Trust== | ||
[[Bombay]] Port Trust created 1873 | [[File:Bombay Port Trust Railway.png|thumb| Bombay Port Trust Railway]] | ||
[[File:Bombay_Docks_Plan_1913.jpg|thumb|Bombay Docks Plan 1913]] | |||
'Bombay Port Trust' was created in 1873 and modelled on the Mersey Board in England to control all harbour activities. It undertook extensive land reclamation work, and the creation of docks | |||
<br>Half of all Indian exports passed through Bombay's docks. <ref name=Mumbai>[http://www.mumbaiport.gov.in/writereaddata/linkimages/3709970893.pdf Mumbai Port Commission, Chapter 1, Part 1 “Early History” pdf pages 8-9]; Retrieved 30 Apr 2017</ref> | <br>Half of all Indian exports passed through Bombay's docks. <ref name=Mumbai>[http://www.mumbaiport.gov.in/writereaddata/linkimages/3709970893.pdf Mumbai Port Commission, Chapter 1, Part 1 “Early History” pdf pages 8-9]; Retrieved 30 Apr 2017</ref> | ||
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*Frere Basin, ditto | *Frere Basin, ditto | ||
*Clerk Basin, ditto | *Clerk Basin, ditto | ||
=== RailwayClassification === | |||
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system <ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 268 pdf 311]; Retrieved 27 Jul 2020</ref>. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||