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| − | The '''Calcutta Port Commissioners Railway''' opened 1892 and connected to East Indian Railway (EIR) in 1924 | + | The '''Calcutta Port Commissioners Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) port railway that opened 1892 serving the docks area |
| + | <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 41]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
| + | 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. | + | 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>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> | <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> | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 17 December 2015
The Calcutta Port Commissioners Railway was a broad gauge(BG) port railway that opened 1892 serving the docks area [1] 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. [2] [3]
Now known as Calcutta Port Trust Railway.
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 41; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015
- ↑ Railway Raj Safari 1a - Keith Scholey
- ↑ IRFCA "Calcutta Port Trust Railway - Budge Budge Jute" by Shantanu Sen, 1 Jun 2010; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015
