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'''Mahewar & Roorkee Railway''' | The '''Mahewar & Roorkee Railway''' was one of the first railways in India. It was constructed to convey materials for a major irrrigation project & 'Solani River Aquaduct' crossing the River Ganges at [[Roorkee]] and to [[Mahewar]]. | ||
Iinitially the ballast trucks were moved by animal/human power; the first reference to the use of a steam locomotive is 1852. | |||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/india-first-railways.html] IRFCA - Indias First Railways</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Private Railways]] | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 07:06, 26 November 2015
The Mahewar & Roorkee Railway was one of the first railways in India. It was constructed to convey materials for a major irrrigation project & 'Solani River Aquaduct' crossing the River Ganges at Roorkee and to Mahewar.
Iinitially the ballast trucks were moved by animal/human power; the first reference to the use of a steam locomotive is 1852. [1]