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'''Jamshedpur Steel Works Railway'''
The 'Jamshedpur Steel Works' was established as 'Tata Iron & Steel Co' and registered in 1907. The plant was built at Sakchi, this was renamed [[Jamshedpur]] by 1918, in honour of Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata dynasty. Preparations started in 1908, with the first machinery arriving in 1910 and first production in early 1912. One of the largest early contracts was to supply steel rail to the Indian [[Railway Board]] and in the early 1920's it was producing 120,000 tons per annum <ref name =darvill>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled 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 JH29 pages 170-175</ref>.
The records show that a large number of broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) locomotives served the works <ref name =darvill/>. The extent of the BG track within the works is unknown but there was a connection to the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] 'Calcutta Extension Section'.
The records also show that from 1919 through to 1947 there were 3ft 0in(914mm) locomotives at the works and also a number of 2ft 0in(610mm) [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] locomotives, the route and use unknown <ref name =darvill/>.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
The 'Jamshedpur Steel Works' was established as 'Tata Iron & Steel Co' and registered in 1907. The plant was built at Sakchi, this was renamed [[Jamshedpur]] by 1918, in honour of Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata dynasty. Preparations started in 1908, with the first machinery arriving in 1910 and first production in early 1912. One of the largest early contracts was to supply steel rail to the Indian [[Railway Board]] and in the early 1920's it was producing 120,000 tons per annum <ref name =darvill>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled 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 JH29 pages 170-175</ref>.
The records show that a large number of broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) locomotives served the works <ref name =darvill/>. The extent of the BG track within the works is unknown but there was a connection to the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] 'Calcutta Extension Section'.
The records also show that from 1919 through to 1947 there were 3ft 0in(914mm) locomotives at the works and also a number of 2ft 0in(610mm) [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] locomotives, the route and use unknown <ref name =darvill/>.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
