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Iinitially the ballast trucks were moved by animal/human power; the first reference to the use of a steam locomotive is 1852. | Iinitially the ballast trucks were moved by animal/human power; the first reference to the use of a steam locomotive is 1852. | ||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/india-first-railways.html IRFCA "India's First Railways"]; Retrieved | <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/india-first-railways.html IRFCA "India's First Railways" by Simon Darvill, Dec. 2011; reproduced by IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club''. The source of the material in this article is unknown]; Retrieved 9 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:40, 9 February 2016
The Mahewar & Roorkee Railway was one of the first railways in India. It was constructed to convey materials for a major irrrigation project & 'Solani River Aquaduct' crossing the River Ganges at Roorkee and to Mahewar.
Iinitially the ballast trucks were moved by animal/human power; the first reference to the use of a steam locomotive is 1852. [1]
No further information has been found corncerning this railway.