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'''RMSR Ajmer Workshop'''
The [[Rajputana State Railway]](RSR) established the workshops at [[Ajmer]], becoming the [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]](RMSR) in 1881-82.
The workshops were early on charged with a wide variety of repair and overhauling jobs, including permanent-way work. In 1895, the workshops achieved the distinction of building the first indigenous locomotive from India, an 'F' class 0-6-0 MG locomotive (#F-734) <ref name=irfca>[https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shop.html#work Indian Railways Fan Club - Workshops - Ajmer Workshop]; Retrieved 2 Mar 2020</ref>.
One notable feature of this workshop is the existence of a network of about 5km of 18"-gauge tram lines for transport of material among the various <ref name=irfca/>.
==See Also==
*[[Rajputana State Railway]](RSR)
*[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]](RMSR)
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Locomotive Manufacturers and Repairers]]
[[Category:Railway Wagon & Carriage Manufacturer]]
The [[Rajputana State Railway]](RSR) established the workshops at [[Ajmer]], becoming the [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]](RMSR) in 1881-82.
The workshops were early on charged with a wide variety of repair and overhauling jobs, including permanent-way work. In 1895, the workshops achieved the distinction of building the first indigenous locomotive from India, an 'F' class 0-6-0 MG locomotive (#F-734) <ref name=irfca>[https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shop.html#work Indian Railways Fan Club - Workshops - Ajmer Workshop]; Retrieved 2 Mar 2020</ref>.
One notable feature of this workshop is the existence of a network of about 5km of 18"-gauge tram lines for transport of material among the various <ref name=irfca/>.
==See Also==
*[[Rajputana State Railway]](RSR)
*[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]](RMSR)
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Locomotive Manufacturers and Repairers]]
[[Category:Railway Wagon & Carriage Manufacturer]]
