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Posted: Dec 02 2017 (19:52)
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Last Response: Dec 23 2017 (22:03)
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Last Response: Dec 23 2017 (22:03)
It started working on 22nd December, 1851 by carrying two wagons from Roorkee to Piran Kaliyar, approximately 16 months before the first passenger train of Indian ran - between Thane and Bori Bunder, on 16th April, 1853. However, some articles claim that the RHRR (Red Hill Rail Road) was the first railway of India, built in 1836, but not much info is known about RHRR.....
This loco is presently kept in front of Roorkee Railway Station, and is operated on every Fridays and Sundays
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Some more interesting reading -
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This link contains extracts from the diaries of Er. David Joy, the engineer who designed and built the the locomotive now standing outside Roorkee station. The entries are quite detailed and you can see a sketch of the locomotive in the 1846, November section. He doesn't mention anything about exporting the locomotives to India.
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click here
This link contains extracts from the diaries of Er. David Joy, the engineer who designed and built the the locomotive now standing outside Roorkee station. The entries are quite detailed and you can see a sketch of the locomotive in the 1846, November section. He doesn't mention anything about exporting the locomotives to India.
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