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The '''Red Hill Railroad''' at [[Chintadripet]] was constructed in 1836 and opened 1837 for the conveying of granite to be used as road-building material. It was the first railway in India. | The '''Red Hill Railroad''' at [[Chintadripet]] was constructed in 1836 and opened 1837 for the conveying of granite to be used as road-building material. It was the first railway in India. | ||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/ | <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/india-first-railways.html Indian Railways History by Simon Darvill, Dec. 2011, reproduced by IRFCA]; Retrieved 11 Apr 2016</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Although the Chintadripet line was primarily intended for wagons hauled by animals, steam locomotives were also operated on the line, one of which is believed to be built in India. | Although the Chintadripet line was primarily intended for wagons hauled by animals, steam locomotives were also operated on the line, one of which is believed to be built in India. | ||
The [[India Office Records]], see ‘Records’ below, indicate that there was a proposal by [[A T Cotton|Captain Arthur Thomas Cotton]] to utilise the railway for passenger traffic. | |||
==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 11 Apr 2016</ref> | |||
gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: - | |||
*Z/E/4/45/C1048; “Cotton, Capt. Arthur Thomas, Scheme for passenger traffic on Red Hill railroad referred to”; 1838-1842 | |||
*Z/E/4/45/R13; “Railways, Red Hill, References; 1838-42 | |||
*Z/E/4/46/R11; “Railways, Red Hill, Reference”; 1842-1845 | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 15:02, 11 April 2016
The Red Hill Railroad at Chintadripet was constructed in 1836 and opened 1837 for the conveying of granite to be used as road-building material. It was the first railway in India. [1]
History
The Madras Parliament first came up with the idea. In 1832, the first proposal of railway under the British administration was made in Madras, 21 years before the first operational railway line in India. Later in 1836 A T Cotton, a civil engineer in Madras, advocated the construction of a railroad in India. [2] [3]
Meanwhile in 1835, a short railway line intended to carry granite stones was laid at Chintadripet on an experimental basis, which later became to known as Red Hill Railroad line. Construction on this line began in 1836 and the line was opened in 1837. Despite a few troubles, the line became operational in the same year, with a written report of its functioning since January 1838.
Although the Chintadripet line was primarily intended for wagons hauled by animals, steam locomotives were also operated on the line, one of which is believed to be built in India.
The India Office Records, see ‘Records’ below, indicate that there was a proposal by Captain Arthur Thomas Cotton to utilise the railway for passenger traffic.
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [4] gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: -
- Z/E/4/45/C1048; “Cotton, Capt. Arthur Thomas, Scheme for passenger traffic on Red Hill railroad referred to”; 1838-1842
- Z/E/4/45/R13; “Railways, Red Hill, References; 1838-42
- Z/E/4/46/R11; “Railways, Red Hill, Reference”; 1842-1845
References
- ↑ Indian Railways History by Simon Darvill, Dec. 2011, reproduced by IRFCA; Retrieved 11 Apr 2016
- ↑ Wikipedia "Transport in Chennai"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ "Indian Railways: A Chronology" by Jacqueline Banerjee, Ph.D., Associate Editor, The Victorian Web; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 11 Apr 2016