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The KSR remains one of the longest narrow gauge railway lines still operated by [[Indian Railways]].
==Workshop==
In 1908 the Kalka Railway Workshop at [[Kalka]] gave employment to 200 operatives <ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_291.gif&volume=5 Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 283. and v. 14, p. 314.]; Retrieved 6 Mar 2020</ref>.
[[Kalka]] was the terminal station of the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]])[[Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway]](DUKR), where it connected to the 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) Kalka-Simla Railway KSR).
The workshop serviced the rolling stock of the KSR and probably the DUKR
==Personnel Records==
There are no Personnel Records held in the IOR
There are limited references in other documents:-
*[[Herbert Septimus Harington]] was Chief Engineer of the 'Kalka-Simla Railway' and also the [[Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway]] from about 1904 to 1908 <ref name=Grace>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Herbert_Septimus_Harington ‘Grace’s Guide/Inst of Mechanical Engineers Obituary 1914’ “'Herbert Septimus Harington” ] Retrieved on 21 Nov 2018</ref>.
==Records==
