Champdani, Northbrook Jute Mill Railway

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Champdani, Northbrook Jute Mill Railway

The 'Northbrook Jute Mill Co Ltd' at Champdani, Hooghly District was a jute mill for which 'Bird & Company' was the Managing Agent. In 1917 it operated 544 looms [1].

The records show that a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) railway was in operation at this site.

No further information has been found.

References

  1. ↑ “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 WB38 page ....