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*‘Tank Extension Branch Line’ opened in May 1916. This extension from Laki Marwat via Pezu was a further 46 miles(73km) to reach [[Tank]].
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*‘Tank to Kaur and Khorgi Branch Line’ was constructed from 1919 and opened in early 1920
*‘[[Tank to Dera Ismail Khan Portable Railway]]’ constructed in 1920 [[Tank to Dera Ismail Khan Portable Railway|''- see separate page for information'']]
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The '''Trans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway''' (KBR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, the first section between [[Kalabagh]] and [[Bannu]], 89 miles(142km) opened in 1913 <ref name=Admin129>. [[httpsFile://archiveTrans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n137/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 129png|thumb|'''Trans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway''']]; Retrieved 3 Dec 2017</ref>.
The line initially ran from [[Kalabagh]] where there was a ferry over the Indus River (which was replaced by a bridge in 1931) to [[Bannu]] at the head of the Tochi Valley, which was the main route from India into Afghanistan. Construction of the line had commenced by 1911 using equipment on loan from the [[Light Military Reserve Railway| Light Military Reserve Railway - ''see separate page for information'']] <ref name =IA05>“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 IA05 page ....</ref>.
In 1913 locomotives were purchased from the [[Kalka-Simla Railway]] for further construction work:-
==Line Extensions==*‘Laki Marwat to Tank Branch Line’ opened in May 1916. This extension was a further 46 miles(73km) to reach [[Tank]] <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n137/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 129]; Retrieved 3 Dec 2017</ref>* ‘Tank to Kaur and Khorgi Branch Line’ commenced during the Warizistan unrest of 1919. This from 1919 and opened in early 1920 <ref>[https://www.irfca.org/docs/locolists/industrial/display.php?file=Military.txt&title=Military%20Trains IRFCA “Military Trains” ''– This has not been corroborated and no further information has been found'']; Retrieved 198 Nov 2018</ref>*‘[[Tank to Dera Ismail Khan Portable Railway]]’ constructed in 1920 [[Tank to Dera Ismail Khan Portable Railway|- ''see separate page for information'']] The line was railways were worked by, and finally merged into, the [[North Western Railway]](NWR) with ownership of the line being passed over to NWR in Apr 1921
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