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Gillanders Arbuthnot & CoThe stretch from Siliguri to Kurseong was opened on 23 August 1880, while the official opening of the line up to [[Darjeeling]] was on 4 July 1881. constructed the railway<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway Wikipedia “Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway”]; Retrieved 24 Dec 2017</ref>.<br>See [[Darjeeling Steam Tramway|'''Darjeeling Steam Tramway''' ''for information before 1881'']]'''
The stretch from Siliguri to Kurseong was opened on 23 August 1880, while the official opening of the line up to Darjeeling was on 4 July 1881.
Revised ‘History’ 3rd paragraph
== History ==
Originally known as the '''[[Darjeeling Steam Tramway]]''' this 2ft Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) steam tramway and largely ran in the road. Hence the appropriate name. 'Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co' constructed the railway.
The name changed to the '''Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway Company''' on the company being formed on 15th September 1881.Built between 1879 and 1881, the original line ran (and still does) for 51 miles from [[Siliguri]] (about 100m in altitude) to [[Darjeeling]] (about 2200m).
