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Ordnance Department
History of the Ordinance Department
In 1775 the East India Company established the 'Board of Ordinance' at Fort William, in Calcutta. In 1787 a gunpowder factory was established at Ishapore which started production in 1791. In 1801 a 'Gun Carriage Agency' was set up at Cossipore that started production in 1802. In 1906 the administration of Indian Ordinance factories came under the 'Inspector General of Ordinance Factories'. This changed again in 1936 to the 'Director of Ordinance Factories [1]..
The following Ordinance Factories and Arsenals have been identified as having railways:-
- Calcutta, Dum Dum Gun Carriage Factory
- [[Cawnpore, Field Gun Factory Railway
- [[Jubblepore, Gun Carriage Factory Monorail/Railway
- [[Cossipore, Gun and Shell Factory Railway
- [[Quetta Arsenal Light Railway
References
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled 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 IA15 page ....