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|timeline5details= Last line nationalised
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|company1= 1915
|company1= 1915
|company1details= [[Burdwan-Katwa Railway]]
|company1details= [[Burdwan-Katwa Railway]](BKR)
|company2= 1916
|company2= 1916
|company2details= [[Bankura-Damodar Railway]]
|company2details= [[Bankura-Damoodar River Railway]](BDRR)
|company3= 1917
|company3= 1917
|company3details= [[Kalighat-Falta Railway]]
|company3details= [[Kalighat-Falta Railway]](KFR)
|company4= 1917
|company4= 1917
|company4details= [[Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway]]
|company4details= [[Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway]][AKR)
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|gauge1= 2' 6" NG
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|gauge1details= 150 miles (241km)
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|gauge2= 2’0” NG
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|gauge2details= 36 miles 1915-24 [[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]](JJR)
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'''McLeod's Light Railways'''


'''[[McLeod & Co|McLeod & Company]]''' was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, '''McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd''', formed to build and operate four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])
'''[[McLeod & Co|McLeod & Company]]''' was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, '''McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd'''.
narrow gauge railways '''McLeod's Light Railways'''  in and around Calcutta. Each railway was created as a separate Company.  
<br>The Company was formed to build and operate four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])
narrow gauge railways in and around Calcutta. Each railway was created as a separate Company.
<br>All these railways had a 3½% return guaranteed by the Government <ref>“Indian Locomotives Part 3 – Narrow Gauge 1863-1940” by Hugh Hughes No. 28 McLeods Light Railways - page 56-59</ref>


The lines continued to operate independently after the Independence in 1947, the last being transferred to Indian Railways in 1967.
The lines continued to operate independently after the Independence in 1947, the last being transferred to Indian Railways in 1967.


They also managed the ‘[[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]]’ from 1915-24
[[File:Mcleod's Light Railways 1931 Map.png|thumb| McLeod’s Light Railways]]
[[File:Mcleod's Light Railways 5.png|thumb| McLeod’s Light Railways]]
[[File:Mcleod's Light Railways 5.png|thumb| McLeod’s Light Railways]]
==Lines operated and worked by McLeod's Light Railways==
==Lines operated and worked by McLeod's Light Railways==
*[[Burdwan-Katwa Railway]](BKR), 2’ 6” NG, 33 miles(54km), constructed by Burdwan-Katwa Railway Company, opened 1915 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n229/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  pages 211-212 (pdf229-230)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>.
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*[[Bankura-Damoodar River Railway]] (BDRR), 2’ 6” NG, 60 miles(96km), constructed by Bankura-Damoodar River Railway Company, opened 1916-17 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n219/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 211 (pdf219)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>.  
*'''[[Burdwan-Katwa Railway]]'''(BKR), 2’ 6” NG, 33 miles(54km), constructed by ‘Burdwan-Katwa Railway Company’, opened 1915<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n229/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  pages 211-212 (pdf229-230)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>. The line ran from [[Burdwan]], on the [[Howrah-Delhi EIR Main Line|EIR Mainline]] to [[Katwa]], where it linked to the AKR - ''see below'' and where there was an interchange with the [[East Indian Railway]] [[Sahibganj Loop EIR Line|EIR Loopline]].
*[[Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway]](AKR), 2’ 6” NG, 32 miles(51km), constructed by Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company, opened 1917 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n213/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 205 (pdf213)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>.
<blockquote>Marked '''1''' on Map. [[Burdwan-Katwa Railway|''See separate BKR page'']].</blockquote>
*[[Kalighat-Falta  Railway]](KFR), 2’ 63 NG, 25 miles(40km), constructed by Kalighat-Falta Railway Company, opened 1917 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n240/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 232 (pdf240)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>.  
 
*'''[[Bankura-Damoodar River Railway]]'''(BDRR), 2’ 6” NG, 60 miles(96km), constructed by ‘Bankura-Damoodar River Railway Company’, opened 1916-17<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n219/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 211 (pdf219)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>. The line ran eastward from [[Bankura]] on the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] to Raynagar (near to the Damoodar River).
<blockquote>Marked '''2''' on Map. [[Bankura-Damoodar River Railway|''See separate BDRR page'']].</blockquote>
 
*'''[[Kalighat-Falta  Railway]]'''(KFR), 2’ 63 NG, 25 miles(40km), constructed by ‘Kalighat-Falta Railway Company’, opened 1917<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n240/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 232 (pdf240)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>. The line, to the south of [[Calcutta]], from Kalighat , in the southern suburbs of Calcutta, to [[Falta]]  on the bank of the Hooghly River.  
<blockquote>Marked '''3''' on Map. [[Kalighat-Falta  Railway |''See separate KFR page'']].</blockquote>
 
*'''[[Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway]]'''(AKR), 2’ 6” NG, 32 miles(51km), constructed by ‘Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company’, opened 1917<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n213/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 205 (pdf213)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>. The line ran from [[Ahmadpur]] on the [[First Chord EIR Line|EIR First Chord]] to [[Katwa]], where in linked to the BKR - ''see above'' and where there was an interchange with the [[Sahibganj Loop EIR Line|EIR Loopline]].
<blockquote>Marked '''4''' on Map. [[Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway |''See separate AKR page for further details'']].</blockquote>


==Other Railways taken over by McLeod's Light Railways ==
==Other Railways taken over by McLeod's Light Railways ==
*The [[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]], 2’ 0” NG, 36 miles(57km), opened 1913-14. Owned and worked by Private Co., together with [[Kotchandpur Branch Railway]] <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n238/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 230)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>; apparently taken over by McLeod and Company, 1913 <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA) “Frequently Asked Questions Part 3 - year 1913”]; Retrieved on  24 Nov 2016</ref>. ''This is pending independent verification.''  
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*'''[[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]]'''(JJR) 2’ 0” NG, 36 miles(57km), opened 1913-14. Owned and worked by Private Co., together with [[Kotchandpur Branch Railway]] <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n238/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 230)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>. The management taken over by 'McLeod and Company', August 1915 through to 1924. The railway connected [[Jessore]], a station of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]-‘EBR Central Section’, to [[Jhenidah]]  on the Nabaganga River.
<blockquote>Marked '''5''' on Map. [[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway| ‘Jessore-Jhenidah Railway’ ''See separate JJR page'']].</blockquote>
<blockquote>Marked '''6''' on Map. [[Kotchandpur Branch Railway|‘Kotchandpur Branch Railway’ ''See separate JJR page'']].</blockquote>
 


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
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Revision as of 13:59, 9 May 2020

McLeod's Light Railways
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System timeline
1915 First line opened
1967 Last line nationalised
Constituent companies / lines
1915 Burdwan-Katwa Railway(BKR)
1916 Bankura-Damoodar River Railway(BDRR)
1917 Kalighat-Falta Railway(KFR)
1917 Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway[AKR)
Key locations
Headquarters Calcutta
Workshops
Major Stations
Successor system / organisation
Some lines taken over by Indian Railways
System mileage
2' 6" NG 150 miles (241km)
2’0” NG 36 miles 1915-24 Jessore-Jhenidah Railway(JJR)
Associated auxiliary force
How to interpret this infobox

McLeod's Light Railways

McLeod & Company was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd.
The Company was formed to build and operate four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) narrow gauge railways in and around Calcutta. Each railway was created as a separate Company.
All these railways had a 3½% return guaranteed by the Government [1]

The lines continued to operate independently after the Independence in 1947, the last being transferred to Indian Railways in 1967.

They also managed the ‘Jessore-Jhenidah Railway’ from 1915-24

McLeod’s Light Railways
McLeod’s Light Railways

Lines operated and worked by McLeod's Light Railways


Marked 1 on Map. See separate BKR page.

Marked 2 on Map. See separate BDRR page.

  • Kalighat-Falta Railway(KFR), 2’ 63 NG, 25 miles(40km), constructed by ‘Kalighat-Falta Railway Company’, opened 1917[4]. The line, to the south of Calcutta, from Kalighat , in the southern suburbs of Calcutta, to Falta on the bank of the Hooghly River.

Marked 3 on Map. See separate KFR page.

Marked 4 on Map. See separate AKR page for further details.

Other Railways taken over by McLeod's Light Railways


Marked 5 on Map. ‘Jessore-Jhenidah Railway’ See separate JJR page.

Marked 6 on Map. ‘Kotchandpur Branch Railway’ See separate JJR page.


References