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Revision as of 05:53, 28 December 2015
| Barsi Light Railway | ||
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| System timeline | ||
| 1897 | Line opened to traffic | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Kurduvadi | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Barsi Road, Barsi, Pandharpur, Tadwala | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1954 | purchased by Indian Railways | |
| System mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 22 miles (1897) | |
| 202 miles (1927) | ||
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
Barsi Light Railway (BLR)
The Barsi Light Railway Company owned and worked the 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway that initially connected Barsi to the main Bombay-Madras trunk line of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) at Barsi Road, a distance of 22 miles(35km). [1]
Conceived by the ex-GIPR engineer, Everard Calthrop, [2] the Barsi Light Railway revolutionised the approach to narrow gauge feeder lines in India, and was immensely successful. By 1927, the line had been extended significantly over 202 route miles(323km).
The line remained in private ownership until 1954 when it was purchased by Indian Railways.
External Links
Wikipedia "Barsi Light Railway"
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 214; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia "Everard Calthrop"; Retrieved 23 Dec 2015