Mushkaf-Bolan Railway

Mushkaf-Bolan Railway

In 1890 orders were issued for laying an all season track through the Bolan Pass. This new track was inaugurated on April 15, 1897 and named the Mushkaf-Bolan Railway. Construction commenced 1894, in service with North Western Railway(NWR) 1898; alternative route to Sind-Pishin State Railway

Personnel

• Charles William Hodson, was deployed from the Railway Branch of the Public Works Department, 1887-91, and was Engineer-in-Chief during the surveying and early construction. .
• James Ramsay, was was deployed from the Railway Branch of the Public Works Department, c.1890, also as Engineer-in-Chief during the construction .

Further Information

See Bolan Pass Railway Construction and North Western Railway