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The '''Trans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway''' (KBR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, the first section between [[Kalabagh]] and [[Bannu]], 89 miles(142km) opened in  1913. The line was extended by a further 46 miles(73km) in 1916 to reach [[Tank]].
The '''Trans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway''' (KBR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, the first section between [[Kalabagh]] and [[Bannu]], 89 miles(142km) opened in  1913 <ref name=Admin129>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n137/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta; page 129]; Retrieved 3 Dec 2017</ref>.
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n137/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta; page 129]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref>
 
The line was worked by and finally merged into [[North Western Railway]](NWR.)
The line initially ran from [[Kalabagh]] where there was a ferry over the Indus River (which was replaced by a bridge in 1931) to [[Bannu]] at the head of the Tochi Valley, which was the main route from India into Afghanistan. Construction of the line had commenced by 1911 using equipment on loan from the [[Light Military Reserve Railway| Light Military Reserve Railway - see separate page for information]] <ref name =IA05>“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  IA05  page ....</ref>.
 
In 1913 locomotives were purchased from the [[Kalka-Simla Railway]] for further construction work:-
*‘Tank Extension Branch Line’ opened in May 1916.  This extension from Laki Marwat via Pezu was a further 46 miles(73km) to reach [[Tank]].
<ref name=Admin129/>
*‘Tank to Kaur and Khorgi Branch Line’ was constructed from 1919 and opened in early 1920
*‘[[Tank to Dera Ismail Khan  Portable Railway]]’  constructed in 1920 [[Tank to Dera Ismail Khan  Portable Railway|''- see separate page for information'']]
 
The line was worked by, and finally merged into, the [[North Western Railway]](NWR) with ownership of the line being passed over in Apr 1921


==Further Information==
==Further Information==

Revision as of 07:11, 4 December 2017

The Trans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway (KBR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, the first section between Kalabagh and Bannu, 89 miles(142km) opened in 1913 [1].

The line initially ran from Kalabagh where there was a ferry over the Indus River (which was replaced by a bridge in 1931) to Bannu at the head of the Tochi Valley, which was the main route from India into Afghanistan. Construction of the line had commenced by 1911 using equipment on loan from the Light Military Reserve Railway - see separate page for information [2].

In 1913 locomotives were purchased from the Kalka-Simla Railway for further construction work:-

  • ‘Tank Extension Branch Line’ opened in May 1916. This extension from Laki Marwat via Pezu was a further 46 miles(73km) to reach Tank.

[1]

The line was worked by, and finally merged into, the North Western Railway(NWR) with ownership of the line being passed over in Apr 1921

Further Information

See North Western Railway

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 129; Retrieved 3 Dec 2017
  2. “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 IA05 page ....