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| India_Futwah_locomotive_1H Martins Light Railways was a British company founded in 1897 to provide seven narrow gauge railways in the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar-Pradesh and West Bengal. By December 1979 only one railway was still in use: the Futwah - Islampur 2ft-6in line, opened in 1922 over the 27 miles (43 kilometres), between those two towns. Against the odds it remained in use until closure in 1987, after which the route was re-gauged to 5ft-6in and electrified. Futwah engine shed yard 2ft 6in 0-6-2T 1H (MW 1919 1919) under heavy repair, in the open air; 7.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com |
| India_Futwah_locomotive_1H_Martin's_plate Martins Light Railways was a British company founded in 1897 to provide seven narrow gauge railways in the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar-Pradesh and West Bengal. By December 1979 only one railway was still in use: the Futwah - Islampur 2ft-6in line, opened in 1922 over the 27 miles (43 kilometres), between those two towns. Against the odds it remained in use until closure in 1987, after which the route was re-gauged to 5ft-6in and electrified. Futwah 2ft 6in 0-6-2T 1H (MW 1919 1919) Martin and Company's owner's plate; 7.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com |
| India_Futwah_locomotive_1H_builder's_plate Martins Light Railways was a British company founded in 1897 to provide seven narrow gauge railways in the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar-Pradesh and West Bengal. By December 1979 only one railway was still in use: the Futwah - Islampur 2ft-6in line, opened in 1922 over the 27 miles (43 kilometres), between those two towns. Against the odds it remained in use until closure in 1987, after which the route was re-gauged to 5ft-6in and electrified. Futwah 2ft 6in 0-6-2T 1H (MW 1919 1919) builder's plate; 7.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com |
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