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Lillooah was situated on the [[East Indian Railway]] about 3 miles from [[Howrah]], [[Calcutta]]. It was the site of the workshops of the carriage and wagons department and the headquarters offices and there was a railway colony.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalassambehar00playuoft#page/358/mode/2up/ "The East Indian Railway"], page 358 from ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa: their history, people, commerce and industrial resources'' by Somerset Playne and J W Bond 1917 Archive.org</ref>
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Current spelling '''Liluah''' Lillooah was situated on the [[East Indian Railway]] about 3 miles from [[Howrah]], [[Calcutta]]. It was the site of the workshops of the [[EIR Carriage and Wagon Workshop|EIR Carriage and Wagons Department]] with its department headquarters offices and there was a railway colony.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalassambehar00playuoft#page/358/mode/2up/ "The East Indian Railway"], page 358 from ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa: their history, people, commerce and industrial resources''by Somerset Playne and J W Bond 1917 Archive.org]; Retrieved 4 Jul 2017</ref> The railway colony - The E.I.R. authorities considered it necessary to provide a small township adjacent to the workshop for the benefit of staff and management. The well designed township consisted of a few spacious bungalows for officers and some staff quarters. Some of the streets in the colony still bear the names of prominent railway men <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/liluah.html IRFCA "Liluah Workshop"]; Retrieved 4 Jul 2017</ref>.<br>Jenyns Road, Pearce Road , Gardiner Road and Strachey Road have been identified.
==External links==
*[http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/liluah.html Liluah Workshop] Irfca.org
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-11/1322506489 post] mentions Japanese air raids during the [[Second World War| World War 2]], at Lillooah and Calcutta.
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