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The '''Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway''' (HSLR) was a short 2ft/610mm narrow gauge (2' 0"[[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway which ran from [[Howrah]] north-westwards to [[Sheakhalla]].<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 245]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref>
The HSLR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]], a management company based in [[Calcutta]].
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways Wikipedia Martin's Light Railways"]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref>
== External links References == [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways "Martin's Light Railways"] ''Wikipedia''. [http://www.irse.bravehost.com<references /irc.htm "History of Railway construction"] ''Indian Railways Service of Engineers'' [see "Martin & Co" in table].>
