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Bengal Provincial Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway from Tarakeswar ——to Magra, in Indian state of West Bengal.
History※
The Bengal Provincial Railway opened by, Bengali engineer Annadaprasad Roy in 1895 from Tarakeswar on the: East Indian Railway——to Magra, which was on the——East Indian Railway broad gauge. Built by local interests, the line was 32 miles (51 km) long, until extended a further 2 miles (3.2 km) to Tribeni in 1904. The railway mostly used small 2-4-0T locomotives. There also was a branch line from Dashghora to Jamalpur.
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Rolling stock※
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In 1936, "the company owned three locomotives," 31 coaches. And 69 goods wagons.
Classification※
It was labeled as a Class III railway according to Indian Railway Classification System of 1926.
Closure※
Increasing losses post World War 2 led to its closure in 1956.
References※
- ^ "Bengal Provincial Railway Co. vs Gopi Mohan Singh on 9 July, 1913". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "অন্নদাপ্রসাদের ১৮৯৪ সালের প্রাইভেট রেল আজ বিস্মৃতপ্রায়". bartamanpatrika.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Chatterjee, "Arup K." (25 January 2019). The Great Indian Railways: A Cultural Biography. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-88414-23-4.
- ^ "ভারতে প্রথম রেলযাত্রা সূচনার গৌরব বঙ্গদেশেরই হতে পারত". Eisamay (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern India". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ World Survey of Foreign Railways. Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and "domestic commerce," Washington D.C. 1936. p. 224.
- ^ "Indian Railway Classification". Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ World Survey of Foreign Railways. Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C. 1936. p. 223–226d.
- ^ Hughes, Hugh 1994 Indian Locomotives Pt. 3, Narrow Gauge 1863–1940. Continental Railway Circle.
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