Kilburn & Co
Kilburn & Co
'Kilburn & Co' was a Managing Agent established in the late 1861 by E B Kilburn. By 1923 their office was at 25 Swallow Lane, Calcutta. Their UK based company was 'Kilburn, Brown & Co', London. Their interests were in tea, river steamers and electricity generation industry. They were Agents for motor vehicles and agricultural machinery manufacturers [1].
Tea Gardens
The following Tea Gardens where tramways have been identified are listed on FIBIS page 'Assam Tea Industry' as having 'Kilburn & Co' as Managing Agent:-
- 'Assam Co Ltd' with a number of Tea Gardens in the Sibsar District, all served by 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) railways
River Steamer and Railway Interests
The 'Jorhat Provincial State Railway', from 1 Oct 1927, maintenance, management and working of this railway made over to Messrs Macneil and Co, Agents for ‘Rivers Steam Navigation Ltd’ and Messrs Kilburn & Co, Managing Agents for ‘Indian General Navigation and Railway Company’[2].
References
- ↑ “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 WB94 page ....
- ↑ 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 289 pdf 332; Retrieved 2 Aug 2020