Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway
| Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Champaner to Shivrapur | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2ft 6in NG | 31 miles (1916) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1911 | Champaner to Shivrapur section opened | |
| 1915-16 | Shivrapur to Pani opened in stages | |
| 1915 | Line transferred to the Guzerat Railways Company | |
| 1922 | Company taken over by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Champaner, Shivrapur, Pani | |
| System agency | ||
| 1911 | Worked by Guzerat Railways Company | |
| 1915 | Owned and worked byGuzerat Railways Company | |
| 1922 | Company taken over by BB&CIR | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Champaner-Shivrajpur-Pani Light Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway and was served from Halol. Constructed for the Shivrajpur Syndicate Ltd of Bombay [1] ‘to afford railway communication to the Manganese Mines at Pani ...; the work of construction has been carried out by the Guzerat Railways Company who will undertake its working’ [2]. The Managing Agent was Killick, Nixon & Company [3].
The Champaner Manganese Mines were initially linked to the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) station at Champaner Road by a 20 mile(32km) Ewing system monorail. This had 60 wagons designed to carry 6 tons that were hauled by buffalo. Marsland, Price & Co built the system. In 1909 it was stated that 'the said many claimed advantages of trhe system did not materialise' and it was decided as 'most unsatisfactory' [3]. See page Champaner Manganese Mine Monorail/Railway for more information.
A conventional 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) opened on 3 Feb 1912 replacing the monorail. This line was known as the 'Champaner-Shivrajpur Light Railway' [3]. The first section, 17 miles(27km), opened from Champaner Road to Shivrapur with a 1.7 mile branch to Shivrapur Mines. The line was transferred to the Guzerat Railways Company from Apr 1915 and the line extended to Pani in 1916, a total of 31 miles(49km) [1].
The railway was then owned and managed by the Guzerat Railways Company and in 1922 the company was taken over by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
Further Information
See Guzerat Railways Company until 1922, then the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 222; Retrieved 21 Feb 2016
- ↑ "Railways in India – GOI Administrative Report 1916-17" page 13; Retrieved 21 Feb 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry GJ29 pages 153-154