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'''The [[Gaekwar's Dabhoi Railway''']] was the original name of the ox-driven line between [[Dabhoi]] and Miyagam Karjan, a distance of 20 miles(33km) and opened in 1862. The line was laid during the reign of Sir Khanderao Gaekwar of Baroda, the Maharaja of Vadodara. Owned by the Princely State of [[Baroda]], it was the first railway built and operated by a Native Prince.
First The line opened 1879; precursor to Gaekwar's Baroda was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(qv[[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]); ox driven!with rails weighing 13 lbs to a yard. The line was designed and constructed by A.W.Forde. A pair of oxen used to haul trains composed of 4-6 vehicles.
{{WorkIn 1863, Khanderao purchased 3 steam locomotives built by Neilson and Co., Glasgow. These 0-4-0 ST locomotives proved to be too heavy for the rails. During the reign of Malharrao in 1871, the old rails were removed and new rail 30 lbs to a yard were laid. The 32.3 km Miyagam-Dabhoi line was reopened for traffic on 8.4.1873 and renamed the '''[[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]]'''(GBSR). ==External Lnks==*[https://indianrlynews.wordpress.com/tag/gaekwars-baroda-state-rlys/ by Vikas Singh, Editor of Indian Steam Railway Society Magazine]*[http://www.historyofvadodara.in/2010/01/Gaekwars-Baroda-State-ProgressRailways.html History of Vadora/Baroda -Rly}}Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]
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[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
