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| − | [[File: Morvi Railway Map 1909.png|thumb|Pre 1905 Morvi Tramway Map]]
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| − | The '''Morvi Tramway and Railway''' was owned and managed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Morvi State]].
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| − | <br>The development commenced as the narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) '''Morvi Tramway'''
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| − | <br>Progressively the lines were converted to the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) '''Morvi Railway'''
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| − | ==Morvi Tramway==
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| − | ''These Tramway Lines are shown in ‘Light Green’ in both the ’Pre 1905 Tramway Map’ and ‘Schematic Map’ ''
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| − | The original section from [[Wadhwan]] via [[Wankaner]] to [[Rajkot]] was built as a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) Tramway . Construction started in 1884, the line was 79 miles(127km) and opened to traffic in 1886 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System# 19 May 2020</ref>forming the ‘Wadhwan-Rajkot Section’.
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| − | <blockquote>[[Wadhwan]] was theterminus of the ‘Morvi Tramway‘ on the south side of the [[Bhogava River Bridge|Bhogava River]], it had been agreed that it would not link to the ‘[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway ]]’(BB&CIR) <ref name=1694Page2> British Library IOR L/PS/13/1694 No 33 File 30 (part 1) 30 ‘Memorial of the Thakor of Sayla against the decision for Morvi to claim compensation’ page 2 </ref> and that the Tramway would not to the ‘[[Bhavnagar State Railway]]’. </blockquote>
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| − | < blockquote>The Tramway passed via Dolia and Sayla through various small States, none of which received any compensation from the Morvi Durbar to which they were legally entitled. The Wadhwan Durbar refused the Tramway entry into [[Wadhwan]] without an acceptance that Wadhwan owned the rights of passage over the [[Bhogava River Bridge]], and that such duties as required would be paid<ref name=1694Page2/>.</ blockquote>
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| − | '''1887'''. The [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] Tramway from [[Wankaner]] continued northwards to [[Morvi]], a distance of 15¾ miles(25km), opened in March 1887 <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 246 pdf289 ]; Retrieved 18 May 2020</ref> thus connecting Morvi to Wadhwan
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| − | <br>Some early records refer to the complete line as the '''Wadhwan-Morvi State Railway'''.
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| − | '''1890'''. The [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] Tramway extended southward to [[Rajkot]], forming the ‘Wankaner-Rajkot Section’, 16 miles(26km) <ref name=Hist1937/>. The Tramway interchanged with the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ when it opened in 1893 and later from 1897 with the opening of the [[Navanagar State Railway]]
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| − | '''1891'''. The [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] Tramway was extended to the port of Navlakhi to become the ‘Morvi-Navlakhi Section’, 30 miles(48km)<ref name=Hist1937/> and a spur to Wawainia Port laid by the road side, which the Morvi Durbar said was for the convenience of the people and for transportation of salt and cloth<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maliya_Miyana%E2%80%93Wankaner_section Wikipedia ‘Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section’]; Retrieved 18 May 2020</ref>.
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| − | '''1891'''. The [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] Tramway was extended using the [[Bhogava River Bridge]] and reached the station of the [[BB&CIR]] at [[Wadhwan]]. This was against all the previous agreements which led to legal notices being given to the Managers of BB&CIR and Morvi Tramway, terms were finally agreed in 1897. <ref>British Library IOR/R/2/735/217 No R/C/217 Morvi Railway Conversion, Page 3</ref>
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| − | '''1905'''. The Morvi Durbar converted their ‘Wankaner-Rajkot Section’ narrow gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) Tramway, 79 miles(127km) into metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) )<ref name=Hist1937/>. See '''Morvi Railway''' below
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| − | '''1905'''. Morvi continued with the extension of the [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] Tramways and by 1905 a 3¼ Mile (5Km) Tramway had been opened to its Quarries <ref>British Library IOR/V/10/1610 1909-10 TO 1927-28 ‘Morvi State Administration Report, Railways 1926-27’</ref>.
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| − | '''1910'''. Further [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] Tramways were also built from [[Morvi]] via Jetpur and on to [[Malia]], and another southeast from [[Morvi]] towards Tankara, both in operation by 1910 <ref> The British Internal Combustion Locomotive 1894-1940 Brian Webb 1973 David Charles Newton Abbott ISBN 0715361155 Page 20</ref>. The Tramway that had at one time reached Malia had been removed at Malia’s expense back as far as the State line, and finished at Khakhrechi Road <ref>British Library IOR/V/10/1610 1909-10 TO 1927-28 Report for 1909-10</ref>
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| − | '''1923'''. The ‘[[Rajkot-Betti Tramway]]’ [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] opened from [[Rajkot]] to Betti , 14 miles(23km) to the east of [[Rajkot ]]. The [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] locomotives were ordered by the Thakor of Morvi so it can be assumed they were operated as part of the ‘Morvi Tramway’ system [[Rajkot-Betti Tramway|''-see separate page'']] ''Shown in ‘Red’ in the ’Schematic Map’ ''
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| − | '''1926'''. The ‘Morvi Tramway’ added the [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] ‘Sanala –Khanpur Branch’ 14.3 miles (23km) opened and the next year the line to Khanpur was extended to the State boundary and also 6 miles northward from Khakhrechi Road <ref>British Library IOR/R/2/746 306 Extension of Dhrangadra Railway to Malia Page 4 Paragraph 1 </ref>
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| − | '' Notably neither the 1931 ‘Gazetteer of India’ Map <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1931/fullscreen.html?object=31 ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India,’ v. 26, Atlas 1931 edition, Railways & Inland Navigation, p. 24. ]; Retrieved 18 May 2020</ref> and the 1937 ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’<ref name=Hist1937/> show any evidence of any remaining [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] Tramways . So consequently it is assumed that these minor branches had been discontinued by 1931''
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| − | ==Morvi Railway==
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| − | ''These Railway Lines are shown in ‘Grey’ in the schematic map''
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| − | The 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) Tramway was converted over time to Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) to match the other lines in [[Gujerat]] and [[Kathiawar]]
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| − | <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Railway_(India) Wikipedia "Western Railway (India)"]; Retrieved 18 May 2020</ref>
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| − | '''1905'''. The Morvi Durbar opened their ‘Wadwhan-Rajkot Section’ , 74 mile(119km) , as a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) Railway::-
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| − | * ‘Wadwan-Than Section’, 31 miles(50km), was constructed on a new alignment <ref name=Hist1937>.
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| − | <blockquote>As this was not safe to do on the existing road the railway was built on a slightly different alignment and diverted to the north 4 miles (6.4Km),this meant closing some stations like those in Dolia and Sayla. The railway was now north of the Bhogava River and was able to directly connect to the metre gauge railways at Wadhwan and Rajkot <ref>....</ref> .The new alignment had reduced the line length by 5 miles(8km).
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| − | <blockquote> The ‘Morvi Railway’ connected to metre gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) network at [[Wadwhan Railway Junction| ‘Wadwhan Railway‘ - ''see separate page'']].
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| − | </blockquote>
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| − | * ‘Than-Wankaner-Rajkot Junction Section’, 43 miles(69km), was converted to MG on the original NG 1886 alignment with a few unimportant diversions<ref name=Hist1937/>.
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| − | <blockquote>The ‘Morvi Railway’ connected at [[Rajkot|Rajkot Junction]] to the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) ‘[[Jetalasar-Rajkot Railway]]’ running south to [[Jetalsar]] and the [[Navanagar State Railway]] running west ''Both markedi ‘Blue’ in the schematic map'' </blockquote>
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| − | '''1924'''. The ‘Morvi-Navlakhi Branch’, 30 miles(48km), was converted to MG, previously a NG Tramway which had opened in 1891 <ref name=Hist1937/>.
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| − | '''1926'''. The ‘Than Junction to Chotila Branch’, 12½ miles(20km) opened as a MG Branch Line
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| − | ''1942'''. The ‘Morvi Railway’ was managed by the Dhrangadhra Railway in 1942, at that time the metre gauge lines were 132 miles.
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| − | '''1948'''. The ‘Morvi Railway’ was merged to form the ‘[[Saurashtra Railway]]’
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| − | ==Personnel==
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| − | [[Richard Gardiner]] in 1887 was Manager-in-charge <ref>. [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA499 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462 )] Retrieved on 24 May 2016</ref> and [[Willoughby Verner Constable]] was the Officiating Manager<ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA466 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429)] Retrieved on 14 May 2016</ref>.
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| − | ==Further Information==
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| − | '''[[Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems]]''' gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.
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| − | == References ==
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| − | [[Category:Tramways]]
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| − | [[Category:Railways]]
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| − | [[Category:Indian States Railways]]
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| − | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
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