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==Quarries and sources of construction materials==
*The [[Dholpur-Bari Light Railway]](DBLR) 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line had opened in 1908 as the 'Bari-Dholpur Tramway' to carry red sandstone from the Bari Quarry to [[Dholpur]] to connect with the ‘Indian Midland Section’ of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR) <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_333.gif "Imperial Gazetteer of India", v. 11, p. 327; 1908]; Retrieved 23 Aug 2016</ref>.
*The [[Mohari-Karauli Barauli Railway]] was constructed by the [[Imperial Delhi Committee]] for the carriage of stone for New Delhi from Karauli (in some records [[Barauli) ]] to Mohari Junction . The 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line opened in 1917 and was taken over by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Dholpur State]] Durbar for the carriage of passengers and goods <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n233/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 225, pdf233]; Retrieved 9 Feb 2016</ref>. The line was managed, maintained and worked by the Dholpur Durbar in conjunction with [[Dholpur-Bari Light Railway]](DBLR).
*In addition to the Bari Quarry mentioned above, two other quarries at Bansipaharpur and Birja were operational in 1922-23; both these quarries had sidings but the route of the lines has not been determined.
*The extent of the BG track was clearly extensive as shown by the number of wagons purchased by the [[Imperial Delhi Committee]] between 1913 and 1927. It is known that a BG locomotive shed existed at Barakhamba, which is adjacent to Connaught Circle in the centre of New Delhi and within a short distance of the GIPR mainline <ref name =darvill/>.
==Delhi Construction Narrow Gauge Railway'==
*In Jan 1914 10 miles(16km) of track and accessories, locomotives and trucks were loaned for the construction work from the stores of the '[[Light Military Reserve Railway]]', followed later by a further 2 miles(3.2km) of track and another NG locomotive.
*It is also known that at the start of the project 25 miles(70km) of 2ft 6in/762mm [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] line was in use. The NG line was used throughout the building works; the records show large amounts of track, locomotives, wagons and trucks being purchased from 1913-14 onwards <ref name =darvill/>.
