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A Short History of Indian Railways

Rajendra B. Aklekar

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Description:Did you know that India’s first steam engine never ran on tracks and was actually used to run driving mills in a factory?That the maximum speed of the first commercial train in India was 4.5 miles/hour?That the country’s first-ever steam locomotive could never be introduced commercially since it was destroyed in a factory blast?That the locomotive engine for the maiden rail run between Bombay and Thane was pulled by 200 coolies on streets?That there actually was a plan to build a rail network from the English Channel all the way to the river Indus?This is a people’s history of Indian Railways. Anecdotes and stories are curated from the time the first wagon rolled in India, up to the advent of bullet trains.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Short History of Indian Railways. To get started finding A Short History of Indian Railways, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Did you know that India’s first steam engine never ran on tracks and was actually used to run driving mills in a factory?That the maximum speed of the first commercial train in India was 4.5 miles/hour?That the country’s first-ever steam locomotive could never be introduced commercially since it was destroyed in a factory blast?That the locomotive engine for the maiden rail run between Bombay and Thane was pulled by 200 coolies on streets?That there actually was a plan to build a rail network from the English Channel all the way to the river Indus?This is a people’s history of Indian Railways. Anecdotes and stories are curated from the time the first wagon rolled in India, up to the advent of bullet trains.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Short History of Indian Railways. To get started finding A Short History of Indian Railways, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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