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*'''Thal Ghat''' is the spelling used in “The Imperial Gazetteer of India”<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V03_431.gif “The Imperial Gazetteer of India,1909” ]; Retrieved on 2 Jul 2016</ref>, 1909 which we use as the definitive spelling. It is also used as the primary spelling in Wikipedia<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasara_ghat Wikipedia “Kasara Ghat ” ]; Retrieved on 14 Apr 2016</ref> along with the modern name Kasara Ghat as the mountain incline or slope near the town of Kasara in Maharashtra.
*'''Thull Ghat''' is the name used in the [[India Office Records]] 1853-56 documents, “Grace’s Guide” and in books of the time of construction.
*'''Thul Ghat''' is used in one IOR record and occasionally in other references. The variant '''Thul Ghaut''' is used in the [[James John BerkeleyBerkley]], GIPR Chief Engineer's 1860 Paper on the construction <ref name=Berkley>[http://books.google.com/books?id=a5MEAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=bombay+mechanics&hl=en&ei=8FUcTMGmHqC0nAeWxImdDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books "Paper on the (GIPR) Thul Ghaut Railway" incline delivered to the Bombay Mechancs Institution in December 1860 by the GIPR Chief Engineer [[James John BerkeleyBerkley]].] Retrieved on 2 Jul 2016</ref>.
==History==
The GIPR Chief Engineer [[James John BerkeleyBerkley]]'s proposal was to form a grand trunk communication by the north-eastern mainline between [[Bombay]] and [[Calcutta]], and the north-west <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html#berkeley “Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears” by R R Bhandari July 2008, reproduced by IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club''] Retrieved on 2 Jul 2016</ref>, he also proposed a south-eastern line between [[Bombay]] and [[Madras]], including also an important line to [[Nagpore]].*1851, Berkeley Berkley first inspected the Thal Ghat 'to determine what extent of survey would be required. BerKeleyBerKley's Paper #p.11
*1852, initial survey to 'obtain a practical line' undertaken. #p.13-14
*1853-56, a series of surveys and propsals were put forward, see 'Records' below
