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The name changed to the [[Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway]] Company on the company being formed on 15th September 1881. | The name changed to the [[Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway]] Company on the company being formed on 15th September 1881. | ||
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| + | An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this tramway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 5 Apr 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | *L/F/8/14/991; "Franklin Prestage, Esq., Contract on behalf of the Darjeeling Steam Tramway Company Limited. Secretary of State"; 8 Apr 1879 | ||
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| + | ==Further Information== | ||
| + | See '''[[Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway]]''' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Tramways]] | [[Category:Tramways]] | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 04:53, 5 April 2016
Darjeeling Steam Tramway
Originally known as the Darjeeling Steam Tramway this 2ft Narrow Gauge(NG) steam tramway wasa light and largely ran in the road. Hence the appropriate name.
Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. constructed the railway.
The stretch from Siliguri to Kurseong was opened on 23 August 1880, while the official opening of the line up to Darjeeling was on 4 July 1881.
The name changed to the Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway Company on the company being formed on 15th September 1881.
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this tramway [1] gives the following: -
- L/F/8/14/991; "Franklin Prestage, Esq., Contract on behalf of the Darjeeling Steam Tramway Company Limited. Secretary of State"; 8 Apr 1879
Further Information
See Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway
References
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 5 Apr 2016
