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'''McLeod & Company''' was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, '''McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd''', formed to build and operate four narrow gauge railways ('''McLeod's Light Railways''') in and around Calcutta.
'''McLeod & Company''' was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, '''McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd''', formed to build and operate four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])
narrow gauge railways '''McLeod's Light Railways'''   in and around Calcutta. Each railway was created as a separate Company.  


The lines continued to operate independently after Independence in 1947, the last being transferred to Indian Railways in 1967.
The lines continued to operate independently after the Independence in 1947, the last being transferred to Indian Railways in 1967.


==Other Railways==
[[File:Mcleod's Light Railways 5.png|thumb| McLeod’s Light Railways]]
==Lines operated and worked by McLeod's Light Railways==
*[[Burdwan-Katwa Railway]](BKR), 2’ 6” NG, 33 miles(54km), constructed by Burdwan-Katwa Railway Company, opened 1915 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n229/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  pages 211-212 (pdf229-230)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>.
*[[Bankura-Damoodar River Railway]] (BDRR), 2’ 6” NG, 60 miles(96km), constructed by Bankura-Damoodar River Railway Company, opened 1916-17 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n219/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 211 (pdf219)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>.
*[[Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway]](AKR), 2’ 6” NG, 32 miles(51km), constructed by Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company, opened 1917 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n213/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 205 (pdf213)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>.
*[[Kalighat-Falta  Railway]](KFR), 2’ 63 NG, 25 miles(40km), constructed by Kalighat-Falta Railway Company, opened 1917 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n240/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 232 (pdf240)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>.


*The [[Krishnager-Nabadwip Light Railway]] was originally owned by McLeod and Company and transferred to Eastern Railway in 1966. It was a 28 km (17 miles) line with 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge lines. It has recently been converted to 1,676 mm(5 ft 6 in).
==Other Railways taken over by McLeod's Light Railways ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalgola_and_Gede_branch_lines]
*The [[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]], 2’ 0” NG, 36 miles(57km), opened 1913-14. Owned and worked by Private Co., together with [[Kotchandpur Branch Railway]] <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n238/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 230)]; Retrieved 24 Nov 2016</ref>; apparently taken over by McLeod and Company, 1913 <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA) “Frequently Asked Questions Part 3 - year 1913”]; Retrieved on  24 Nov 2016</ref>. ''This is pending independent verification.''  
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata_Suburban_Railway]
 
 
*The [[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]], opened 1913-14. Owned and worked by Private Co., together with [[Kotchandpur Branch Railway]]; apparantly taken over by McLeod and Company , 1913
[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html]
 
 
== External links ==
 
[http://www.serailway.gov.in/General/Book_RRB/Bankura_Damodar%20Rly.htm "Bankura-Damodar Railway"] ''Evolution of SER over the years''.
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalighat_Falta_Railway "Kalighat-Falta Railway"]  ''Wikipedia''.
 
[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-nonir.html "Non-IR Railways in India"]  ''Indian Railways Fan Club''.
 
[http://www.irse.bravehost.com/irc.htm "History of Railway construction"]  ''Indian Railways Service of Engineers'' [see both "BDR Railway" and "McLeod & Co" in table].


== References ==
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[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
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Revision as of 06:06, 25 November 2016

McLeod's Light Railways
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System timeline
1915 First line opened
1967 Last line nationalised
Constituent companies / lines
1915 Burdwan-Katwa Railway
1916 Bankura-Damodar Railway
1917 Kalighat-Falta Railway
1917 Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway
Key locations
Headquarters Calcutta
Workshops
Major Stations
Successor system / organisation
Some lines taken over by Indian Railways
System mileage
2' 6" NG 152 miles (estimated)
Associated auxiliary force
How to interpret this infobox

McLeod & Company was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd, formed to build and operate four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) narrow gauge railways McLeod's Light Railways in and around Calcutta. Each railway was created as a separate Company.

The lines continued to operate independently after the Independence in 1947, the last being transferred to Indian Railways in 1967.

McLeod’s Light Railways

Lines operated and worked by McLeod's Light Railways

Other Railways taken over by McLeod's Light Railways

References