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Kalka-Simla Railway

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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFHw3L1FXvw&feature=related Indian Hill Stations - The Kalka -Shimla Railway]Youtube.com. One hour BBC Documentary Film
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalka%E2%80%93Shimla_Railway Kalka-Shimla Railway] Wikipedia
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110205/saturday/main1.htm "Train of joy"] by Rajnish Wattas. A trip back in time on the Kalka-Shimla heritage rail track. February 5, 2011 ''The Tribune''
*[http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r019.html "Hill Lines of India"] ''Mike's Railway History''.
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-05/1273680739 thread] advises that duties of one soldier while on the Unattached List included the training in weaponry of the builders of one of the Indian railways (probably the Kalka-Simla), in order to defend themselves from attacks which were an ever present threat.
 
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