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The Calcutta Port Commissioners’ Railway runs along the bank of the Hooghly from Chitpore in the north to Kidderpore Docks in the south, where there are extensive sidings. The CPC owns some 45 locomotives, all squat little 0-4-0 saddle tanks of a peculiar design with overlarge wheels. | The Calcutta Port Commissioners’ Railway runs along the bank of the Hooghly from Chitpore in the north to Kidderpore Docks in the south, where there are extensive sidings. The CPC owns some 45 locomotives, all squat little 0-4-0 saddle tanks of a peculiar design with overlarge wheels. | ||
| + | <ref>Railway Raj Safari 1a - Keith Scholey</ref> | ||
| + | <ref>[http://irfca.org/apps/trip_reports/show/357 IRFCA "Calcutta Port Trust Railway - Budge Budge Jute" by Shantanu Sen, 1 Jun 2010]; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
Now known as Calcutta Port Trust Railway. | Now known as Calcutta Port Trust Railway. | ||
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[[Category:Port Railways]] | [[Category:Port Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 07:31, 10 December 2015
The Calcutta Port Commissioners Railway opened 1892 and connected to East Indian Railway (EIR) in 1924
The Calcutta Port Commissioners’ Railway runs along the bank of the Hooghly from Chitpore in the north to Kidderpore Docks in the south, where there are extensive sidings. The CPC owns some 45 locomotives, all squat little 0-4-0 saddle tanks of a peculiar design with overlarge wheels. [1] [2]
Now known as Calcutta Port Trust Railway.
References
- ↑ Railway Raj Safari 1a - Keith Scholey
- ↑ IRFCA "Calcutta Port Trust Railway - Budge Budge Jute" by Shantanu Sen, 1 Jun 2010; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015
