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Sometimes also known as the '''Wadhwan-Morvi State Railway''' | Sometimes also known as the '''Wadhwan-Morvi State Railway''' | ||
The original section from [[Vankaner]] to [[Morvi]] was built to 2' 6" Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) as a Tramway <ref name=name>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n202/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 194]; Retrieved 24 May 2016</ref>. [[Richard Gardiner]] in 1887 was Manager-in-charge <ref>. [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA499 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462 )] Retrieved on 24 May 2016</ref> and [[Willoughby Verner Constable]] was the Officiating Manager<ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA466 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429)] Retrieved on 14 May 2016</ref>. | |||
The tramway was converted to Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) to match the other lines in [[Gujerat]] and [[Kathiawar]]. | |||
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Railway_(India) Wikipedia "Western Railway (India)"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Railway_(India) Wikipedia "Western Railway (India)"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
In 1948 the '''Morvi Railway''' was merged to form the [[Saurashtra Railway]] | In 1948 the '''Morvi Railway''' was merged to form the [[Saurashtra Railway]] | ||
Revision as of 05:44, 24 May 2016
| Morvi Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Rajkot to Wadhwan Vankaner to Morvi | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 73 miles (1905) 132 miles (1942) | |
| 2' 6" NG | 17 miles (1905) 0 miles (1942) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1890 | Opened to traffic as NG | |
| 1905 | Rajkot to Wadhwan converted to MG | |
| 1924 | Morvi section converted to MG | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Morvi, Rajkot, Vankaner, Wadhwan | |
| System agency | ||
| Morvi Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Morvi Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| System timeline | ||
| 1942 | Managing Dhrangadra Railway | |
| 1948 | Merged to form Saurashtra Railway | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1890 | Morvi Railway | |
| 1942 | Dhrangadra Railway | |
| 1890 | Morvi State Tramways | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Morvi | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Dhrangadra, Rajkot, Vankaner, Wadhwan | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1948 | Saurashtra Railway | |
| 1951 | Western Railway (IR zone) | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 73 miles (1905) 230 miles (1942) | |
| 2' 6" NG | 17 miles (1905) 0 miles (1942) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| n/a | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
Originally named the Rajkot-Beti Tramway; the Morvi Railway was owned and managed by the Princely Morvi State
Sometimes also known as the Wadhwan-Morvi State Railway
The original section from Vankaner to Morvi was built to 2' 6" Narrow Gauge(NG) as a Tramway [1]. Richard Gardiner in 1887 was Manager-in-charge [2] and Willoughby Verner Constable was the Officiating Manager[3].
The tramway was converted to Metre Gauge(MG) to match the other lines in Gujerat and Kathiawar. [4]
In 1948 the Morvi Railway was merged to form the Saurashtra Railway
References
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 194; Retrieved 24 May 2016
- ↑ . Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462 ) Retrieved on 24 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429) Retrieved on 14 May 2016
- ↑ Wikipedia "Western Railway (India)"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015