| The Families In British India Society (FIBIS) is a self-help organisation devoted to members researching their British India family history and the background against which their ancestors led their lives in India under British rule. Let FIBIS help you break down those brick walls in your research |
Nepal Goverment Sleeper Organisation Railway
Nepal Goverment Sleeper Organisation Railway
The railway run by this Government organisation was laid by Martin & Company, Calcutta. It was built under the supervision of J V Collier, who was an Indian Forest Officer who worked in Nepal from 1922 to 1927. The line ran from a sleeper storage depot in the Godawari area to the metre gauge(MG) Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway(R&KR) at Chandan Chauki in India, it crossed the border ½ mile(800 metres) from the MG railhead [1].
The 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) 31 route miles(50km) with a total of 44 miles(71km) of track, had two passing loops, a section of gradient 1 in 75 and seven bridges that were removed before the monsson season. The railway worked betyween November and March,. The 31 mile journey took 3 hours. It is unknown when the railway closed [1].
The trains compprised 21 wagons each capable of carrying 100 broad gauge(BG), so a train could carry 2,100 sleepers and two trains ran everyday through the season [1].
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 “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 SZ01 page ....