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The following Tea Gardens where tramways have been identified are listed on FIBIS page '[[Assam_Tea_Industry_Tramways|Assam Tea Industry]]' as having 'Kilburn & Co' as [[Managing_Agencies|Managing Agent]]:- | The following Tea Gardens where tramways have been identified are listed on FIBIS page '[[Assam_Tea_Industry_Tramways|Assam Tea Industry]]' as having 'Kilburn & Co' as [[Managing_Agencies|Managing Agent]]:- | ||
*'Assam Co Ltd' with a number of Tea Gardens in the Sibsar District, all served by 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railways | *'Assam Co Ltd' with a number of Tea Gardens in the Sibsar District, all served by 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railways | ||
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| + | * [[Indian General Navigation and Railway Company|'''Indian General Navigation and Railway Company''' - ''see separate page'']] | ||
| + | The [[Jorhat (Provincial) State Railway|'Jorhat Provincial State Railway']], from 1 Oct 1927, maintenance, management and working of this railway made over to [[Macneil & Co|Messrs Macneil and Co]], Agents for ‘[[Rivers Steam Navigation Ltd]]’ and [[Kilburn & Co|Messrs Kilburn & Co]], Managing Agents for ‘[[Indian General Navigation and Railway Company]]’<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 289 pdf 332]; Retrieved 2 Aug 2020</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:39, 4 August 2020
Kilburn & Co
'Kilburn & Co' was a Managing Agent established in the late 1861 by E B Kilburn. By 1923 their office was at 25 Swallow Lane, Calcutta. Their UK based company was 'Kilburn, Brown & Co', London. Their interests were in tea, river steamers and electricity generation industry. They were Agents for motor vehicles and agricultural machinery manufacturers [1].
Tea Gardens
The following Tea Gardens where tramways have been identified are listed on FIBIS page 'Assam Tea Industry' as having 'Kilburn & Co' as Managing Agent:-
- 'Assam Co Ltd' with a number of Tea Gardens in the Sibsar District, all served by 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) railways
River Steamer and Railway Interests
The 'Jorhat Provincial State Railway', from 1 Oct 1927, maintenance, management and working of this railway made over to Messrs Macneil and Co, Agents for ‘Rivers Steam Navigation Ltd’ and Messrs Kilburn & Co, Managing Agents for ‘Indian General Navigation and Railway Company’[2].
References
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry WB94 page ....
- ↑ 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 289 pdf 332; Retrieved 2 Aug 2020
