Futwah-Islampur Light Railway
| Futwah-Islampur Light Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Futwah to Islampur | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 27 miles (1943) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1922 | Line opened to traffic | |
| 1986 | Nationalised, then closed, converted to broad gauge and re-opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Futwah, Islampur | |
| System agency | ||
| Worked by Martin's Light Railways | ||
| Indian Railways | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Futwah-Islampur Light Railway (FILR) was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) branchline located to the west of Bihar and the east of Patna. The line was authorised for construction in 1915 and in 1918 was to connect Futwah to Islampur, a track length of 27 miles(43km). [1]
The FILR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by Martin's Light Railways, a management company based in Calcutta.
The railway operated independently until 1986 when it was taken over by Indian Railways and closed. Subsequently, the line has been converted to broad gauge and connects to the main Delhi line. [2]
Records
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [3] gives the following: -
- L/F/8/20/1709 “Futwah-Islampur Light Railway, Agreement for construction, maintenance and working of a railway from Futwah to Islampur; 1920”
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 227; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia "Martin's Light Railways"; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016