Gorumahisani Iron Mine Railway
Gorumahisani Iron Mine Railway
Spelling Note
- Gurumaishini is used in earlier records.
- Gorumahisani is used from about 1910 and is also the modern spelling
The Gorumahisani Iron Mine is situated 37 miles(60 km) south of the Jamshedpur Steel Works. Production from the Iron Mine commenced in 1911 [1] and by 1946 13 million tons of ore had been extracted [2].
The records show that 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) locomotives were operational at the Mine [1].
The Mine was linked to the Steelworks by the Bengal-Nagpur Railway broad gauge(BG) Kalimati-Gorumahisani Extension Railway. The line was 40 miles(64km) in length and opened in 1911 and connected to the Jamshedpur Steel Works Railway at Kalimati (now called Tatanagar Junction), 5km south of Jamshedpur [3]. See separate pages for more information
The mine closed on date unknown [1]
No further information has been found.
Background
The ‘Gurumaishini-Sini Railway Project’ was a proposal in 1906 for Messrs Tata and Sons to construct an Iron and Steelworks near Sini in Mourbhanj State to connect with the Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR) network at Gorumahisani(Gurumaishini). This proposal was not adopted, and the Steelworks was located at Jamshedpur . - See separate page for more information on this project
The Jamshedpur Steel Works was established by 'Tata Iron and Steel Company' in 1907 at Sakchi, this was renamed Jamshedpur by 1918, in honour of Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata dynasty. Preparations started in 1908, with the first machinery arriving in 1910 and first production in early 1912 [4]. See separate page for more information
The Gorumahisani Iron Mine was the first iron mine developed by Tata; followed by the Badampahar Iron Mine which commenced production in 1922 [1]. See separate page for more information
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “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 OR54 page ....
- ↑ Google Books "Mineral wealth by John Coggin Brown, Abani Kumar Dey, Abani Kumar Dey; page 183; Retrieved 3 May 2017
- ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 2 (pdf11); Retrieved 3 May 2017
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled 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 JH29 pages 170-175
