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Morvi Tramway Map 1909

The Morvi Tramway and Railway was owned and managed by the Princely Morvi State.
The development commenced as the narrow gauge(NG) Morvi Tramway and progressively the lines were converted to metre gauge(MG) Morvi Railway

Morvi Tramway

These Tramway lines are shown in ‘Light Green’ in the schematic map

The original section from Wadhwan via Wankaner to Rajkot was built as a 2' 6" narrow gauge(NG) Tramway . Construction started in 1884, the line was 76 miles(122km) and opened to traffic in 1886 [1] forming the ‘Wadhwan-Rajkot Section’.
Wadhwan was the terminus of the ‘Morvi Tramway‘ on the south side of the Bhogava River, it had been agreed that it would not link to the ‘Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway ’(BB&CIR) [2] and that the Tramway would not to the ‘Bhavnagar State Railway’.
The Tramway passed through various small States, none of which received any compensation from the Morvi Durbar to which they were legally entitled. The Wadhwan Durbar refused the Tramway entry into Wadhwan without an acceptance that Wadhwan owned the rights of passage over the Bhogava River Bridge, and that such duties as required would be paid[2].

1887. At Wankaner the NG Tramway continued to Morvi a distance of 15¾ miles(25km), opened in March 1887 [1] thus connecting Morvi to Wadhwan
Some early records refer to the complete line as the Wadhwan-Morvi State Railway.

1890. The NG Tramway extended southward to Rajkot, forming the ‘Wankaner-Rajkot Section’, 16 miles(26km) [1]. The Tramway interchanged with the metre gauge(MG) ‘Jetalasar-Rajkot Railway’ when it opened in 1893 and later from 1897 with the opening of the Navanagar State Railway

1891. The NG Tramway was extended to the port of Navlakhi to become the ‘Morvi-Navlakhi Section’, 30 miles(48km)[1] and a spur to Wawainia Port laid by the road side, which the Morvi Durbar said was for the convenience of the people and for transportation of salt and cloth[3].

1891. The NG Tramway was extended using the Bhogava River Bridge and reached the station of the BB&CIR at Wadhwan. This was against all the previous agreements which led to legal notices being given to the Managers of BB&CIR and Morvi Tramway, terms were finally agreed in 1897. [4]

1905. The Morvi Durbar converted their ‘Wankaner-Rajkot Section’ narrow gauge (NG) Tramway int190o metre gauge(MG) )[1]. See Morvi Railway below

1905. Morvi continued with the extension of the NG Tramways and by 1905 a 3¼ Mile (5Km) Tramway had been opened to its Quarries [5].

1910. Tramways NG were also built from Morvi via Jetpur and on to Malia, and another southeast from Morvi towards Tankara, both in operation by 1910 [6]. The Tramway that had at one time reached Malia had been removed at Malia’s expense back as far as the State line, and finished at Khakhrechi Road [7]

1923. The ‘Rajkot-Betti Tramway’ NG opened from Rajkot to Betti , 14 miles(23km) to the east of Rajkot . The NG locomotives were ordered by the Thakor of Morvi so it can be assumed they were operated as part of the ‘Morvi Tramway’ system -see separate page

1926. The ‘Morvi Tramway’ added a NG line from Sanala to Khanpur 14.3 miles (23km) opened and the next year the line to Khanpur was extended to the State boundary and also 6 miles northward from Khakhrechi Road [8]

Curiously neither the 1931 ‘Gazetteer of India’ Map [9] and the 1937 ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’[1] show any evidence of any remaining NG Tramways . So consequently it is assumed that these minor branches were discontinued

Morvi Railway

These Tramway lines are shown in ‘Dark Blue’ in the schematic map

  • ‘Wadwha n-Rajkot Section’
  • ‘Vankaner- Morvi Section’


A section The tramway was converted to Metre Gauge(MG) to match the other lines in Gujerat and Kathiawar. Date [10]
At Rajkot the tramway interchanged with the metre gauge(MG) ‘Jetalasar-Rajkot Railway’ when it opened in 1893 and later from 1897 with the opening of the Navanagar State Railway

1924. The ‘Morvi-Navlakhi Section’, 30 miles(48km), metre gauge(MG) opened[1].


In 1948 the Morvi Railway was merged to form the Saurashtra Railway 

Later it was managed by the Dhrangadhra Railway in 1942, at that time the metre gauge lines were 132 miles. In April 1948 it was merged intoSaurashtra Railway.


Personnel

Richard Gardiner in 1887 was Manager-in-charge [11] and Willoughby Verner Constable was the Officiating Manager[12].


Further Information

Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’ page 246 pdf289 ; Retrieved 18 May 2020
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 British Library IOR L/PS/13/1694 No 33 File 30 (part 1) 30 ‘Memorial of the Thakor of Sayla against the decision for Morvi to claim compensation’ page 2
  3. ↑ Wikipedia ‘Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section’; Retrieved 18 May 2020
  4. ↑ British Library IOR/R/2/735/217 No R/C/217 Morvi Railway Conversion, Page 3
  5. ↑ British Library IOR/V/10/1610 1909-10 TO 1927-28 ‘Morvi State Administration Report, Railways 1926-27’
  6. ↑ The British Internal Combustion Locomotive 1894-1940 Brian Webb 1973 David Charles Newton Abbott ISBN 0715361155 Page 20
  7. ↑ British Library IOR/V/10/1610 1909-10 TO 1927-28 Report for 1909-10
  8. ↑ British Library IOR/R/2/746 306 Extension of Dhrangadra Railway to Malia Page 4 Paragraph 1
  9. ↑ ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India,’ v. 26, Atlas 1931 edition, Railways & Inland Navigation, p. 24. ; Retrieved 18 May 2020
  10. ↑ Wikipedia "Western Railway (India)"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
  11. ↑ . Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462 ) Retrieved on 24 May 2016
  12. ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429) Retrieved on 14 May 2016
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