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Shibpur, Fort William Jute Mill Railway

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'''Shibpur, Fort William Jute Mill Railway'''
The 'Fort William Jute Mill Division ', was established by 'Vijai Shree Ltd' and operated a [[Jute Growing|Jute Mill]] at Chengail, [[Howrah]] District, located between the Howrah and Shalimar stations on the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) <ref name=WB48>“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 WB48 page ....</ref>.
In 1917 '[[Kettlewell, Bullen & Co]]' were the [[Managing_Agencies|Managing Agent,''as seen in the FIBIS page'']].  The records indicate that a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) system was operational at the mill and used to transfer raw jute from a quay on the Hoogly River to the mill a distance of approximately 1 Kilometre<ref name =WB48/>.  The record indicates that at some time the business was taken over by 'Vijai Shree Ltd' becoming the 'Fort William Jute Mill Division '.
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