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|timeline1date= 1897
|timeline1details= Line opened to traffic
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|headquarters= [[Barsi]]
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|stations= [[Barsi Road]], [[Pandharpur]], [[Tadwala]]
|system1date= 1954
|system1details= purchased by Indian Railways
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|gauge1= 2' 6" NG
|gauge1details= 22 miles (1897)
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|gauge2details= 202 miles (1927)
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A small, privately-owned and worked narrow gauge (2' 6") railway that initially connected [[Barsi]] to the main Bombay-Madras trunk line of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR) at '''Barsi Road''', a distance of 22 miles. Conceived by the ex-GIPR engineer, Everard Calthrop, the '''Basri 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.
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 "Barsi Light Railway"] ''Wikipedia''.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everard_Calthrop "Everard Calthrop"] ''Wikipedia''.
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Assisted Railways]]
