Ghogha Kathiawad Light Railway Proposal
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Ghogha Kathiawad Light Railway Company
There is an unconfirmed record that states :-
”During 1863, Maharaja Jaswantsinhji received a proposal to start a Narrow Gauge line like in parts of Gaekwad Railway in Baroda. Maharaja was not inclined, as by that time another company called Ghogha Kathiawad Light Railway Company had been formed... But nothing materialised.” [1].
No independent records have been located to substantiate the above report. No reference has been found to the ‘Ghogha Kathiawad Light Railway Company’ or to any proposals as early as 1863 to survey or construct any railway in the Kathiawar Peninsula.
Spelling Note:
- ‘Ghoka’ is a town 10 miles (16km) south-east of Bhavnagar. The spelling variants of Ghoka are Ghoga and Gogo [2]. The town lies on the mid-western bank of the Gulf of Khambhat.and was an important historical commercial port on the Arabian Sea until the development of nearby Bhavnagar in the nineteenth century. [3]. '
- ‘Kathiwad’ is the early spelling of ‘Kathiawar’
Further Information
See Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems#Timeline 1863-1872
References
- ↑ ‘Bhavangar.com – A Little Port City of Gujarat, India’; Section 3 ‘History’, sub-section 4 with inputs by Manoj Pande; Retrieved 26 Jun 2019
- ↑ Dracups in India: The 3rd and 4th generations Dracup ; Retrieved 26 Jun 2019
- ↑ 'Wikipedia' "Ghogha"; Retrieved 26 Jun 2019
