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'History of the Ordinance Department' heading with info and refererence added
In the days of the [[East India Company|EIC]], it was part of the Town Major's List ([[Bengal]] & [[Bombay]]) and Effective Supernumeraries ([[Madras]]). Initially part of the [[Unattached List]] (B) in the [[Indian Army]], it became the Indian Army Ordnance Department in 1884 and was headed by the [[Commissariat General]] - Ordnance and then became the Indian Army Ordnance Corps in 1922.
==History of the Ordinance Department==
In 1775 the [[East India Company]] established the [[Ordnance Department|'Board of Ordinance']] at [[Fort William]], in Calcutta. In 1787 a gunpowder factory was established at Ishapore which started production in 1791. In 1801 a 'Gun Carriage Agency' was set up at Cossipore that started production in 1802. In 1906 the administration of Indian Ordinance factories came under the 'Inspector General of Ordinance Factories'. This changed again in 1936 to the 'Director of Ordinance Factories <ref name =IA15>“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 IA15 page ....</ref>.
The following Ordinance Factories have been identified as having railways ''(see separate pages for more information)'':-
*[[Cossipore, Gun and Shell Factory Railway|Cossipore, Gun and Shell Factory]]
*[[Calcutta, Dum Dum Gun Carriage Factory Railway|Calcutta, Dum Dum Gun Carriage Factory]]
*[[Cawnpore, Field Gun Factory Railway|Cawnpore, Field Gun Factory]]
*[[Jubbulpore Gun Carriage Factory Monorail|Jubblepore, Gun Carriage Factory]]
Also the following Arsenals and Ordinance Depots:-
*[[Quetta Arsenal Light Railway|Quetta Arsenal]]
*[[Chheoki, Central Ordinance Factory Railway|Chheoki, Central Ordinance Depot]]
==FIBIS resources==
