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==History==
The Madras Parliament first came up with the idea. In 1832, the first proposal of railway under the British administration was made in Madras, 21 years before the first operational railway line in India. Later in 1836 Captain [[A T Arthur Thomas Cotton]], a civil engineer in of the [[Madras_Sappers_and_Miners|MadrasCorps of Engineers]], advocated the construction of a railroad in India.
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Chennai Wikipedia "Transport in Chennai"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[http://www.victorianweb.org/technology/railways/india/chronology.html "Indian Railways: A Chronology" by Jacqueline Banerjee, Ph.D., Associate Editor, The Victorian Web]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
Although the Chintadripet line was primarily intended for wagons hauled by animals, steam locomotives were also operated on the line, one of which is believed to be built in India.
The [[India Office Records]], see ‘Records’ below, indicate that there was a proposal by Captain [[A T Cotton|Captain Arthur Thomas Cotton]] to utilise the railway for passenger traffic.
==Records==
