Lakheri Cement Works Railway
Lakheri Cement Works Railway
The Cement Works at Lakheri , Bundi District, Rajputana was established in 1913 as the ‘Bundi Hydraulic Lime & Cement Company’ for which ‘Killick, Nixon & Company’ were the Managing Agent; it was renamedthe ‘ Bundi Portland Cement’ in 1916. It had a limestone quarry 1 mile(1.6km) from the works, the gypsum was obtained from Jodhpur, Marwar and Punjab and the coal from Central Provinces and Bengal. It became one of the founding companies of the ‘Associated Cement Company’ in 1936 [1].
The works are at the end of a 2¼ mile(3.5km) north bound broad gauge(BG) Branch connecting BG mainline just north of Lakheri Station. The works were served by a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) system with locomotives dating from 1920-21 [1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “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 RJ05 page ....