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Trevithick's unnamed steam locomotive
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● On the basis of
this report, for the first time in India.Bombay Great Eastern Railway was
established.
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● The first train
of the world rolled in England in 1825.
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● The first train
rolled in Fourteenth Century in Greece.
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● In 1852, first
Locomotive was manufactured.
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● A Civil
Engineer Mr.G.T. Clarke first prepared the 'Plan'for Kurla-Thane Raillines.
His report was submitted to aGovernment Committee in 1844.
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● The first
meeting took place in Mumbai on 19th April 1845.in which 100 people
participated. In this first meeting EnlandRailway Association came into force
in place of Bombay GreatEastern Railway.
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● In 1845, the
'Court of Directors' of East India Companysent the first official letter in
which necessity of Railways inIndia was accepted.
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● In 1789,
British engineer William Jesup made the first irontrain.
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● The first train
in India was run by the English in 1845. Thefirst Railway in India was known
as "Great Indian PeninsularRailway Company"
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● In this train,
there was fourteen coaches and three steamengines. The name of the engines
were - Saheb, Sindh andSultan. Thus, the first train service was started in
Bombay.
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● In 1899, the
first locomotive was manufactured at JamalpurMechanical Factory.
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● In hilly areas,
Railway was first started in Darjeeling, Thelength of this Railway line was
51 miles and the gauge of theRail line was two feet.
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● In 1922, Sir
Climent Hindlay was appointed as the firstChief Commissioner of Railway
Board. After sometime twomembers were also appointed with Finance
Commissioner inRailway Board.
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● The first
electric train rolled on 3rd February, 1925. It wasinaugurated by the then
Governor of Bombay SIr Lisile Wilson.It ran between Bombay V.T. and Kurla.
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● First colour
light signal was started in 1928 by the GreatIndian Peninsular Railway
between Victoria Terminus andBheikhala railway stations.
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● The first train
was run in India on 16th April, 1853 betweenBoribander and Thane. This
journey was of 57 minutes.
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● Deccan Queen
was the first Deluxe train of India, in whichthere were seven Coaches. It was
inaugurated at the Bombay -Pune Rail line.
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● 'East Indian
Railway Company' and "Great IndianPeninsular Company" were the
first Indian companies. Theywere looked after by the English.
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● In the year
1932, the first diesel train of the world rolled.
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● The first
diesel locomotive service started in Darjeeling.
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● The first
diesel locomotive factory was established inBenaras (Varanasi) in the year
1961.
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● First Howrah -
New Delhi Rajdhani Express was started on1st March. 1969. Its highest speed
was 120 km.
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● The first
computerised reservation system was started inNew Delhi in 1986.
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● The first
three-tier air conditioned coaches were built inKapurthala also. New designed
L.H.B. passenger coaches werealso built here.
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● The diesel
train In India came in the year 1932.
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● The first
Shatabdi Express rolled between New Delhi andJhansi in the year 1988. Later
it was extended to Bhopal.
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● Signals came
into existence first in the world in Hartal-pool, England.
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● Railway started
its services in Madras in 1856.
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● Earlier, Rail
Service was expanded on ports, later it startedto expand in inner parts of
the country.
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● In 1857, due to
revolt, there came a halt in the constructionwork.
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● Railway works
started again in 1858, when the power wastransferred to Queen Victoria.
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● In 1861,
Balsar-Badodara Rail line was prepared.
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● In 1864, Grant
Rail was linked with Balsar.
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● In 1870, Bombay
and Calcutta was linked with Raillines viaAllahabad.
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● In 1870,
Railway line was constructed in Sabarmati.
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● Railway Coach
Factory was established in Kapurthala in theyear 1987.
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● After
Independence, Rail Ministry was formed, which wasrepresented by a Minister of
Cabinet rank.
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● Great Indian
Peninsular Railway was also purchased by theGovernment in 1900.
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