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'''Mushkaf-Bolan Railway''' | |||
In 1890 orders were issued for laying an all season track through the Bolan Pass. This new track was inaugurated on April 15, 1897 and named the '''Mushkaf-Bolan Railway'''. Construction commenced 1894, in service with [[North Western Railway]](NWR) 1898; alternative route to [[Sind-Pishin State Railway]] | |||
==Personnel== | |||
*[[Charles William Hodson]], was deployed from the Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]], 1887-91, and was Engineer-in-Chief during the surveying and early construction. <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA521 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 521 (pdf page 484] Retrieved on 23 May 2016</ref>. | |||
*[[James Ramsay]], was was deployed from the Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]], c.1890, also as Engineer-in-Chief during the construction <ref name>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA595 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 595 (pdf page 558)] Retrieved on 23 May 2016</ref>. | |||
== Further Information== | |||
See '''[[Bolan Pass Railway Construction]]''' and '''[[North Western Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 07:40, 23 May 2016
Mushkaf-Bolan Railway
In 1890 orders were issued for laying an all season track through the Bolan Pass. This new track was inaugurated on April 15, 1897 and named the Mushkaf-Bolan Railway. Construction commenced 1894, in service with North Western Railway(NWR) 1898; alternative route to Sind-Pishin State Railway
Personnel
- Charles William Hodson, was deployed from the Railway Branch of the Public Works Department, 1887-91, and was Engineer-in-Chief during the surveying and early construction. [1].
- James Ramsay, was was deployed from the Railway Branch of the Public Works Department, c.1890, also as Engineer-in-Chief during the construction [2].
Further Information
See Bolan Pass Railway Construction and North Western Railway
References
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 521 (pdf page 484 Retrieved on 23 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 595 (pdf page 558) Retrieved on 23 May 2016