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|timeline5details= Last line nationalised | |timeline5details= Last line nationalised | ||
|company1= 1915 | |company1= 1915 | ||
| − | |company1details= [[Burdwan-Katwa Railway]] | + | |company1details= [[Burdwan-Katwa Railway]](BKR) |
|company2= 1916 | |company2= 1916 | ||
| − | |company2details= [[Bankura- | + | |company2details= [[Bankura-Damoodar River Railway]](BDRR) |
|company3= 1917 | |company3= 1917 | ||
| − | |company3details= [[Kalighat-Falta Railway]] | + | |company3details= [[Kalighat-Falta Railway]](KFR) |
|company4= 1917 | |company4= 1917 | ||
| − | |company4details= [[Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway]] | + | |company4details= [[Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway]][AKR) |
|company5= | |company5= | ||
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|gauge1= 2' 6" NG | |gauge1= 2' 6" NG | ||
| − | |gauge1details= | + | |gauge1details= 150 miles (241km) |
| − | |gauge2= | + | |gauge2= 2’0” NG |
| − | |gauge2details= | + | |gauge2details= 36 miles 1915-24 [[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]](JJR) |
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| + | '''McLeod's Light Railways''' | ||
| − | '''[[McLeod & Co|McLeod & Company]]''' was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, '''McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd''' | + | '''[[McLeod & Co|McLeod & Company]]''' was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, '''McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd'''. |
| − | narrow gauge railways | + | <br>The Company was formed to build and operate four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) |
| + | narrow gauge railways in and around Calcutta. Each railway was created as a separate Company. | ||
| + | <br>All these railways had a 3½% return guaranteed by the Government <ref>“Indian Locomotives Part 3 – Narrow Gauge 1863-1940” by Hugh Hughes No. 28 McLeods Light Railways - page 56-59</ref> | ||
The lines continued to operate independently after the 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. | ||
| + | They also managed the ‘[[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]]’ from 1915-24 | ||
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| + | [[File:Mcleod's Light Railways 1931 Map.png|thumb| McLeod’s Light Railways]] | ||
[[File:Mcleod's Light Railways 5.png|thumb| McLeod’s Light Railways]] | [[File:Mcleod's Light Railways 5.png|thumb| McLeod’s Light Railways]] | ||
==Lines operated and worked by 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 | + | <br> |
| − | *[[Bankura-Damoodar River Railway]] (BDRR), 2’ 6” NG, 60 miles(96km), constructed by | + | *'''[[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>. The line ran from [[Burdwan]], on the [[Howrah-Delhi EIR Main Line|EIR Mainline]] to [[Katwa]], where it linked to the AKR - ''see below'' and where there was an interchange with the [[East Indian Railway]] [[Sahibganj Loop EIR Line|EIR Loopline]]. |
| − | *[[ | + | <blockquote>Marked '''1''' on Map. [[Burdwan-Katwa Railway|''See separate BKR page'']].</blockquote> |
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| + | *'''[[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>. The line ran eastward from [[Bankura]] on the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] to Raynagar (near to the Damoodar River). | ||
| + | <blockquote>Marked '''2''' on Map. [[Bankura-Damoodar River Railway|''See separate BDRR page'']].</blockquote> | ||
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| + | *'''[[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 line, to the south of [[Calcutta]], from Kalighat , in the southern suburbs of Calcutta, to [[Falta]] on the bank of the Hooghly River. | ||
| + | <blockquote>Marked '''3''' on Map. [[Kalighat-Falta Railway |''See separate KFR page'']].</blockquote> | ||
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| + | *'''[[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>. The line ran from [[Ahmadpur]] on the [[First Chord EIR Line|EIR First Chord]] to [[Katwa]], where in linked to the BKR - ''see above'' and where there was an interchange with the [[Sahibganj Loop EIR Line|EIR Loopline]]. | ||
| + | <blockquote>Marked '''4''' on Map. [[Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway |''See separate AKR page for further details'']].</blockquote> | ||
==Other Railways taken over by McLeod's Light Railways == | ==Other Railways taken over by McLeod's Light Railways == | ||
| − | * | + | <br> |
| + | *'''[[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]]'''(JJR) 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>. The management taken over by 'McLeod and Company', August 1915 through to 1924. The railway connected [[Jessore]], a station of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]-‘EBR Central Section’, to [[Jhenidah]] on the Nabaganga River. | ||
| + | <blockquote>Marked '''5''' on Map. [[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway| ‘Jessore-Jhenidah Railway’ ''See separate JJR page'']].</blockquote> | ||
| + | <blockquote>Marked '''6''' on Map. [[Kotchandpur Branch Railway|‘Kotchandpur Branch Railway’ ''See separate JJR page'']].</blockquote> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Private Railways]] | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Managing Agencies]] | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 9 May 2020
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| System timeline | ||
| 1915 | First line opened | |
| 1967 | Last line nationalised | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1915 | Burdwan-Katwa Railway(BKR) | |
| 1916 | Bankura-Damoodar River Railway(BDRR) | |
| 1917 | Kalighat-Falta Railway(KFR) | |
| 1917 | Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway[AKR) | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Calcutta | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | ||
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| Some lines taken over by Indian Railways | ||
| System mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 150 miles (241km) | |
| 2’0” NG | 36 miles 1915-24 Jessore-Jhenidah Railway(JJR) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
McLeod's Light Railways
McLeod & Company was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd.
The Company was formed to build and operate four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG)
narrow gauge railways in and around Calcutta. Each railway was created as a separate Company.
All these railways had a 3½% return guaranteed by the Government [1]
The lines continued to operate independently after the Independence in 1947, the last being transferred to Indian Railways in 1967.
They also managed the ‘Jessore-Jhenidah Railway’ from 1915-24
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[2]. The line ran from Burdwan, on the EIR Mainline to Katwa, where it linked to the AKR - see below and where there was an interchange with the East Indian Railway EIR Loopline.
Marked 1 on Map. See separate BKR page.
- Bankura-Damoodar River Railway(BDRR), 2’ 6” NG, 60 miles(96km), constructed by ‘Bankura-Damoodar River Railway Company’, opened 1916-17[3]. The line ran eastward from Bankura on the Bengal-Nagpur Railway to Raynagar (near to the Damoodar River).
Marked 2 on Map. See separate BDRR page.
- Kalighat-Falta Railway(KFR), 2’ 63 NG, 25 miles(40km), constructed by ‘Kalighat-Falta Railway Company’, opened 1917[4]. The line, to the south of Calcutta, from Kalighat , in the southern suburbs of Calcutta, to Falta on the bank of the Hooghly River.
Marked 3 on Map. See separate KFR page.
- Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway(AKR), 2’ 6” NG, 32 miles(51km), constructed by ‘Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company’, opened 1917[5]. The line ran from Ahmadpur on the EIR First Chord to Katwa, where in linked to the BKR - see above and where there was an interchange with the EIR Loopline.
Marked 4 on Map. See separate AKR page for further details.
Other Railways taken over by McLeod's Light Railways
- Jessore-Jhenidah Railway(JJR) 2’ 0” NG, 36 miles(57km), opened 1913-14. Owned and worked by Private Co., together with Kotchandpur Branch Railway [6]. The management taken over by 'McLeod and Company', August 1915 through to 1924. The railway connected Jessore, a station of the Eastern Bengal Railway-‘EBR Central Section’, to Jhenidah on the Nabaganga River.
Marked 5 on Map. ‘Jessore-Jhenidah Railway’ See separate JJR page.
Marked 6 on Map. ‘Kotchandpur Branch Railway’ See separate JJR page.
References
- ↑ “Indian Locomotives Part 3 – Narrow Gauge 1863-1940” by Hugh Hughes No. 28 McLeods Light Railways - page 56-59
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 230); Retrieved 24 Nov 2016
