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'''Dhanbad, Jealgore Colliery Railway'''
The 'Jealgore Colliery'was owned by the 'East India Coal Company' <ref name =JH14>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled 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 JH14 page 166</ref> with '[[Jardine, Skinner & Co]]' as [[Managing_Agencies|Managing Agents]]
The 'Jealgore Colliery' at Dhanbad, 8 km north of Jharia, and situated within Jharia Coal Field, was developed first to supply the railways. <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=tAwpJuLcrgIC&pg=PA145&lpg=PA145&dq=Bokaro+Colliery+Railway&source=bl&ots=hTqWeGwhxI&sig=KSorfTrEyw-a8sIfPsizMI-5XRw&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV2-SV56DQAhVEXBQKHdcJDnM4ChDoAQgeMAE#v=onepage&q=Bokaro%20Colliery%20Railway&f=false Google Books “Natural Resources in Tropical Countries” by Jin-Bee Ooi, page 145]; Retrieved 18 Feb 2017</ref>.
The record shows that a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) locomotive, dating from 1920 was working at this colliery <ref name =darvillJH14/>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled 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 JH04 page 166</ref> ''No further information has been found.''
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