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The '''Mahewar & Roorkee Railway''' was one of the first railways in India. It was constructed to convey materials for a major irrrigation project & 'Solani River Aquaduct' crossing the River Ganges at [[Roorkee]] and to [[Mahewar]].
Iinitially the ballast trucks were moved by animal/human power; the first reference to the use of a steam locomotive is 1852.
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/india-first-railways.html] IRFCA - Indias "India's First Railways" by Simon Darvill, Dec. 2011; reproduced by IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club''. Information obtained from the British Library IOR/V/27/773/9 to /11; "Report on the Ganges Canal Works" from the commencement until the opening of the canal in 1854 Vol 1 to 3]; Retrieved 21 Jan 2017</ref> ==Further Information==See '''[[Solani River Aquaduct Construction Railway]]''' for construction details and '''[[Early Railway Experiments and Proposals]]''' for more information and background.
== References ==
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Private Industrial Railways]][[Category:Early Railway Experiments and Proposals]]
