Cawnpore, Field Gun Factory Railway

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Cawnpore, Field Gun Factory Railway

The 'Field Gun Factory', established by the 'Ordnance Department' of the Army at Cawnpore had been in use for some time before the Second World War (date unknown). The record shows that there was a broad gauge(BG) locomotive dated 1936 in use at this factory. It can only be ussumed that the factory was connected to the East Indian Railway (EIR) network at Cawnpore [1].

No further information has been found.

References

  1. “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 IA17 page ....