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#DidYouKnow If April 16th, 1853 can be considered the beginning of Railway services in India, a more significant date was August 17th, 1849, which can be considered the red letter day in the history of Indian Railways. #IndianRailways #history
It was on this day that agreements were signed with East Indian Railway Company for a line from Calcutta to Raniganj (120 miles), with GIPR for a line from Bombay to Kalyan (33 miles), and with the Madras Railway Company for a line from Madras to Arkonam (39 miles).
#DidYouKnow Once the agreements were signed in August 1849, GIPR was the first company to make the most important appointment in November 1849 - an extremely bright 30-year old, King's College educated James Berkley - as their first Chief Engineer. #IndianRailways #History
James John Berkley had trained with Robert Stephenson, the famous son of a famous father, George Stephenson, who built the world's first railway with steam locomotives & had also worked as Chief Engineer of Trent Valley Railways. He was to now design India's first railway line.
Nugget courtesy, @rajtoday, from @haltstnindia!
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