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<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 214]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
Conceived by the ex-GIPR engineer, Everard Calthrop, <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everard_Calthrop Wikipedia "Everard Calthrop"]; Retrieved 23 Dec 2015</ref>the '''Barsi Light Railway''' revolutionised the approach to narrow gauge feeder lines in India, and was immensely successful. By 1927, the line had been extended significantly over 202 route miles(323km).
The line remained in private ownership until 1954 when it was purchased by Indian Railways.
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barsi_Light_Railway Wikipedia "Barsi Light Railway"]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everard_Calthrop Wikipedia "Everard Calthrop"]
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