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India_Futwah_10.30_train 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 station as NG 0-6-2T 2H (Manning Wardle 1920/1919) prepares to leave with the 10.30am train to Islampur. As ever, a crowd of small boys shows as much interest in the locomotive as the visiting enthusiasts! 7.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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India_Futwah_engine_shed 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, with 2ft 6in 0-6-2T 2H (MW 1920 1919) receiving attention before doing some shunting; 7.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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India_Futwah_locomotive_2H_shunt 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 2H (MW 1920 1919) shunts wagons in the broad gauge exchange sidings; 7.12.1979 Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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India_Futwah_station_locomotive_2H 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 2H (MW 1920 1919) shunts wagons in the station; 7.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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India_Futwah_station_locomotive_2H_shunt 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. Watched by the usual crowd of small children 2ft 6in 0-6-2T 2H (MW 1920 1919) shunts the station; 7.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com