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The '''Futwah-Islampur Light Railway''Spelling Note''' (FILR) – Futwah was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branchline located to the west earlier form of [[Bihar]] and the east of [[Patna]]town – later changed to Fatuha. The line connected [[Futwah]] Modern records refer to [[this railway as the ‘Fatuha-Islampur]], a track length of 27 miles(43km)Light Railway’.''

[[File: Fatuha-Islampur Light Railway.png|thumb| Fatuha-Islampur Light Railway]]The '''Futwah-Islampur Light Railway''' (FILR ) was one of several small a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge concerns owned ([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branchline located to the west of [[Bihar]] and worked by the east of [[Martin's Light RailwaysPatna]], a management company based . The line was authorised for construction in 1915 to connect [[Futwah]] to [[CalcuttaIslampur]]. <ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/itemsstream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf #page/n235/mode/1up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 227]; Retrieved 17 Dec 201515 Mar 2019</ref>.

According The FILR opened in 1922. As a 2ft 6in NG line with a length of 40 miles (64 km). The railway ran parallel to IRFCA, the line operated independently until 1986 when it was taken over by road for almost its entire route <ref>[[Indian Railways]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways#Fatuha%E2%80%93Islampur_light_railway Wikipedia “Fatuha-Islampur Light Railway”] and closed; Retrieved 15 Mar 2019</ref>. Subsequently, according to Wikipedia, <br>At Futwah (Fatuha) there was an interchange with the line has been converted to broad gauge and connects to the main mainline [[DelhiEast Indian Railway]] line.

The FILR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns constructed, owned and worked by '''[[Martin's Light Railways]]''', a management company based in [[Calcutta]].<br>The Futwah-Islampur Light Railway Company Ltd was incorporated in 1915 <ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/futwah-islampur-light-railway-co-ltd-/U45204WB1915PLC002635 India Economics Times, “Futwah-Islampur Light Railway Company Ltd” ]; Retrieved 21 June 2020</ref> and was assisted by the District Board of Patna. The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 <ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 279 pdf 322]; Retrieved 1 Aug 2020</ref>. == Classification ==[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system. == External LinksFurther Development==*The railway operated independently until 1986 when it was taken over by [[Indian Railways]] and closed. Subsequently, the line has been converted to broad gauge and connects to the main [[Delhi]] line.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways Wikipedia "Martin's Light Railways"] Wikipedia ; Retrieved 3 Feb 2016</ref> ==Records==*Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://enwww.wikipediafibis.org/wikistore/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/Islampur_Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (NalandaIOR) "Islampur (Nalanda)"held at the [[British Library]] Wikipedia *An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway<ref>[http://wwwsearcharchives.irfcabl.orguk/primo_library/libweb/faqaction/faq-nonirsearch.html do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” "Non-IR Railways in India"Search] IRFCA ; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016</ref>gives the following: -*'''L/F/8/20/1709 ''' “Futwah-Islampur Light Railway, Agreement for construction, maintenance and working of a railway from Futwah to Islampur; 1920” ==Further Information==See '''Indian [[Martin's Light Railways Fan Club]] '''