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==Bombay Port Land Reclaimation==
The 'Elpinstone Land and Press Company' was formed in 1858 to reclaim two large parcels of land on the south-east side of the Bombay peninsular <ref name =darvill>“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 MH34 page ....</ref>.:-
*'Appollo Bunder-Mazagoan', 250 acres(100ha), which was allocated to create the Port of Bombay
*'Bori Bunder', 100 acres(40ha), to be given to the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) for the building of the Victoria Terminus.
==Bombay Port Trust==
[[Bombay]] Port Trust created 1873 was modelled on the Mersey Board in England to control all harbour activities. It undertook extensive land reclamation work, and the creation of docks
<br>Half of all Indian exports passed through Bombay's docks.<ref name=Mumbai>[http://www.mumbaiport.gov.in/writereaddata/linkimages/3709970893.pdf Mumbai Port Commission, Chapter 1, Part 1 “Early History” pdf pages 8-9]; Retrieved 30 Apr 2017</ref>
==Bombay Port Trust Railway==
The railway system for the Port Trust was sanctioned in 1913, The first part to open in 1915 was the section between from the GIPR line at Wadlala Junction via the Victoria overbridge to the Docks, a length of nearly 14 miles(22km). In addition to the BG spur lines a dedicated line opened in 1915 ran from Ballard Pier to Wadala. Along this railway were built grain and fuel oil depots. The kerosene oil installations were developed at Sewri and for petrol at Wadala.
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n49/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 40 (pdf49)]; Retrieved 30 Apr 2017</ref> <ref>ibid: Darvill Entry MH69 page ....</ref>
Within the docks there were a further 104 miles(166km) of track, giving a total of 118 miles(189km). The system was primarily a goods operation but passenger trains were operated over Port Trust track, mainly troop trans and postal and passenger trains in connection with the mail steamers <ref>ibid: Darvill Entry MH69 page ....</ref>. The Raoli Junction to Ballard Pier section and from Manson Road to Alexandra Dock sections opened in 1915, <ref>ibid: Darvill Entry MH70 page ....</ref>.
Railway sidings spurred off the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) mainline to a collection of sidings to the docks in the east Bombay.
<br>There were numerous spurs to:-
*Princes Princess Dock , that had been constructed 1880-85, prior to 1914 the docks were not rail served <ref name=Mumbai/>.*Victoria Dock , that had been constructed 1883-88, ditto*Merewether Dry Dock 1893, that had been constructed 1891-93, ditto*Carnac Basin*Malet Basin*Frere Basin*Clerk Basin Alexandra Dock. In addition 1905 the contract was let to the BG spur lines construct a new dock, a dedicated line opened in 1915 ran from Ballard Pier to Wadala. Along this railway were built grain dry dock and fuel oil depotsdock head pier, the foundation stone was laid by the Prince of Wales on 13 Nov 1905. The kerosene oil installations were developed at Sewri dock was completed by 1914. Most of the stone came from Elephant Island and for petrol at Wadala.the records show that nearly 4000 tons of stone was being transported each day to the work sites by rail <ref>[httpsibid://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n48/mode/1up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; Entry MH70 page 40]; Retrieved 14 Mar 2017....</ref>.*Carnac Basin, thought to have been served by the railway some time after 1915*Malet Basin, ditto*Frere Basin, ditto*Clerk Basin, ditto
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