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'''Tank to Dera Ismail Khan Portable Railway''' | |||
The [[Trans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway|Trans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway''- see separate page'']], a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line had been extended to reach [[Tank]] in 1916 <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>. This line was worked by, and finally merged into, the [[North Western Railway]](NWR) with ownership of the line being passed over in Apr 1921 | |||
'''Tank to Dera Ismail Khan Portable Railway''', opened in early 1920, this was a [[Light Portable Railway|'Light Portable Railway' - ''see separate page'']] using the 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]). The line from [[Tank]], on the a distance of about miles, reached Dera Ismail Khan on the west bank of the Indus River. A boat bridge was in place crossing The Indus to Darya Khan on the east bank where there was a North Western Railway (NWR) station <ref name =IA07>“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 IA07 page ....</ref>. | |||
==Further Information== | |||
See '''[[North Western Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | |||
[[Category:State Railways]] | |||
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways | |||
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Tank to Dera Ismail Khan Portable Railway
The Trans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway- see separate page, a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line had been extended to reach Tank in 1916 [1]. This line was worked by, and finally merged into, the North Western Railway(NWR) with ownership of the line being passed over in Apr 1921
Tank to Dera Ismail Khan Portable Railway, opened in early 1920, this was a 'Light Portable Railway' - see separate page using the 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG). The line from Tank, on the a distance of about miles, reached Dera Ismail Khan on the west bank of the Indus River. A boat bridge was in place crossing The Indus to Darya Khan on the east bank where there was a North Western Railway (NWR) station [2].
Further Information
References
- ↑ “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 ....
- ↑ “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 IA07 page ....
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways