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Indus Flotilla

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The '''Indus Flotilla''' (sometimes named the '''Indus Steam Flotilla''') was formed in 1856 to provide "the navigation of the [[Indus]], &c, by means of steamvessels [sic], between [[Kotree]] and [[Mooltan]], to be worked in connection with the railways. Capital - 250,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent."
<ref>"Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a</ref>
== Characteristics ==
The Indus Flotilla provided the essential link between Kotree and Mooltan, and its promoters negotiated the same guaranteed rate of return as the original [[:Category:Guaranteed Railways|guaranteed railways]]. Early on, it merged with the [[Sind Railway]] and the [[Punjab Railway]] to form the [[SindScinde, Punjab and Punjaub & Delhi Railway]].
== Records ==
== Further Information==
See '''[[SindScinde, Punjab and Punjaub & Delhi Railway]]'''
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