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*1857 Aug, Contract let to [[Messrs Wythes and Jackson]] 'in the meantime we ''(GIPR engineers)'' had been staking out the incline'. #p.20
*The route of the incline is fully described, together with gradients, location of the 13 tunnels (aggregate length 2652 yards/2425m; 6 viaducts, including the [[Ehagaon Viaduct]]; cuttings; embankments; 15 bridges and culverts, #p.22-23 and the Reversing Station. #p.27-28
*1865, the Thal Ghat section was finally opened to traffic. [[Messrs Wythes and Jackson]] continued the construction to [[Chalisgaon]] and on to [[Bhusawal]]<ref/<>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Wythes_and_Jackson Grace's Guide "Wythes and Jackson"] Retrieved on 2 Jul 2016</ref>
==Personnel==
An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 2 July 2016</ref>
gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: -
*Thull Ghat ''(note spelling)''
**Z/E/4/24/T256; “Thull Ghat, question respecting construction of railway from Bombay to Kandeish through; 1853-54
**Z/E/4/27/S549; “Stephenson, Robert, Opinion on railway over Thull Ghat; 1856
**Z/E/4/27/T218; “Thull Ghat, proposed line from Bombay to Jubbulpore viâ, sanctioned”; 1856
*Thul Ghat, ''(note spelling)''
**Z/E/4/25/S935 “Surveys, Thul Ghat, Bombay Government referred to Court's despatch regarding”; 1854-55
