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The Kohat-Thal section of 61 miles was converted from NG to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) in 1902 and merged into the NWR mainline in 1908. | The Kohat-Thal section of 61 miles was converted from NG to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) in 1902 and merged into the NWR mainline in 1908. | ||
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n136/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 128]; Retrieved 8 Feb 2016</ref> | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n136/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 128]; Retrieved 8 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Records== | ||
| + | An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 3 Apr 2016</ref> | ||
| + | gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: - | ||
| + | gives the following:- | ||
| + | *L/MIL/7/14848; "Collection 335/15 Railway construction: Loi Shilman, Kohat-Thal, Thal-Parachinar lines."; 1908 | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 08:37, 8 April 2016
| Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Khushalgarh to Thal | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Narrow (2' 6") gauge | 92 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Kohat | |
| System agency | ||
| Worked by North Western Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway was a military, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway which ran close to the border with Afghanistan linking Khushalgarh to Kohat to Thal.
The Kohat-Thal section of 61 miles was converted from NG to broad gauge(BG) in 1902 and merged into the NWR mainline in 1908. [1]
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [2] gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: - gives the following:-
- L/MIL/7/14848; "Collection 335/15 Railway construction: Loi Shilman, Kohat-Thal, Thal-Parachinar lines."; 1908
