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'''Digboi Oil Refinery Railway''' was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway serving the oil fields and refinery at [[Digboi]] which had been developed by the [[Assam Railways and Trading Company]] (AR&TC).
==History==
Oil had been discovered in 1866 by a Mr Goodenough of McKillop, Stewart & Co and a concession was granted November 1866, at Nahorpung about 30 miles (48 km) south east of [[Digboi]]. The AR&TC had found oil coming to the surface while constructing the [[Dibru-Sadiya Railway]] between [[Dibrugarh]] and [[Margherita]] in 1867 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digboi Wikipedia "Digboi")]; Retrieved 5 Feb 2017</ref> and were granted a concession. At this time the AR&TC was more interested in the building of the railway and developing its collieries <ref name =darvill>“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 AS90 pages 103-104</ref>.
In 1889 oil was struck at [[Digboi]] by the AR&TC and they constructed the [[Digboi]] station on their [[Dibru-Sadiya Railway]], in 1892 another strike was made and by 1893 the boundry of the company's land was agreed with the Government. A small refinery was built at [[Margherita]]. By 1893 there were six wells producing oil. In 1899 AR&TC promoted a new company Assam Oil Company, which was sold to Burmah Oil Company in 1921 <ref name =darvill/>.
The records show that MG locomotives locomotives were supplied to the Digboi Refinery operation from 1896 onwards <ref name =darvill/>. The extent of the track has not been determined.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
==History==
Oil had been discovered in 1866 by a Mr Goodenough of McKillop, Stewart & Co and a concession was granted November 1866, at Nahorpung about 30 miles (48 km) south east of [[Digboi]]. The AR&TC had found oil coming to the surface while constructing the [[Dibru-Sadiya Railway]] between [[Dibrugarh]] and [[Margherita]] in 1867 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digboi Wikipedia "Digboi")]; Retrieved 5 Feb 2017</ref> and were granted a concession. At this time the AR&TC was more interested in the building of the railway and developing its collieries <ref name =darvill>“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 AS90 pages 103-104</ref>.
In 1889 oil was struck at [[Digboi]] by the AR&TC and they constructed the [[Digboi]] station on their [[Dibru-Sadiya Railway]], in 1892 another strike was made and by 1893 the boundry of the company's land was agreed with the Government. A small refinery was built at [[Margherita]]. By 1893 there were six wells producing oil. In 1899 AR&TC promoted a new company Assam Oil Company, which was sold to Burmah Oil Company in 1921 <ref name =darvill/>.
The records show that MG locomotives locomotives were supplied to the Digboi Refinery operation from 1896 onwards <ref name =darvill/>. The extent of the track has not been determined.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
