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| Date | 2019-04-12 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | freight |
The Thane viaducts, India's first railway bridges, were built over the Thane creek when the
UNDERSTANDING INDIAN RAILWAY HERITAGE SHRADHA ARORA Conservation Architect Programme Associate (INTACH Heritage Academy) SESSION : HISTORY OF INDIAN RAILWAYS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE 11 -12 APRIL 2019 IRICEN, PUNE CONTENT 1. HISTORY OF INDIAN RAILWAY 2. DEFINING INDIAN RAILWAY HERIATGE 3. RAILWAY HERITAGE OF INDIA 4. VALUES OF INDIAN RAILWAY HERITAGE 5. WORLD HERITAGE & INDIAN RAILWAY HERITAGE - Indian Railways are an emblem of conviction and progress spanning over 164 years. - It catalysed India’s industrialization and has emerged to be a lifeline of the country. - owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways, it is fourth largest railway network in the world and world's eighth biggest employer - The core of the pressure for building railways in India came from London and they first introduced to India in 1830s for freight purposes INTRODUCTION 1. HISTORY OF INDIAN RAILWAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFCcOWHiSQ 1865 1871 1893 1909 2014 1832–1852: INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS India's first railway proposals were made in Madras in 1832. The Red Hill Railway, the country's first train, ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837. It was hauled by a rotary steam-engine locomotive and was primarily used to transport laterite stone for road-building work in Madras. In 1845, the Godavari Dam Construction Railway was built at Dow;eswaram in Rajahmundry for supplyimg of stone for the construction of a dam over the Godavari River. On 8 May 1845, the Madras Railway was incorporated, followed that year by the East India Railway. On 1 August 1849, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway was incorporated by an act of parliament. The "guarantee system", providing free land and a guaranteed five-percent rate of return to private British companies willing to build railways. In 1851, the Solani Aqueduct Railway was built in Roorkee. It was hauled by the Thomason steam locomotive, to transported construction materials for an aqueduct over the Solani River. 1853–1924: PASSENGER RAILWAYS AND EXPANSION First passenger train ran between Bombay's Bori Bunder station and Thane on 16 April 1853,14-carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives: the Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan, it travelled 34 kilometres carrying 400 people. It was built in 5 ft 6 in broad gauge, which became the country's standard for railways. The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hoogly, a distance of 24 miles (39 km), on 15 August 1854. The Thane viaducts, India's first railway bridges, were built over the Thane creek when the Mumbai-Thane line was extended to Kalyan in May 1854 On 24 February 1873, a horse-drawn 3.8-kilometre (2.4 mi) tram opened in Calcutta between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat Street Lighting in passenger coaches was introduced by many railway companies in 1897. In 1902, the Jodhpur Railway was the first to introduce electric lighting as standard fixtures. 1925–1950: Electrification and further expansion The first railway budget was presented in 1925. On 3 February 1925, the first electric passenger train in India ran between Victoria Terminus (VT) and Kurla on 1,500 V DC overhead traction. Automatic colour-light signals became operational 1951–1983: Zonal re-organisation and further developments The re-organisation of railways in India into regional zones began in 1951. Fans and lights were mandated for all compartments in all classes of passenger accommodations in 1952, and sleeping accommodations were introduced in coaches. The first containerized freight service began between Bombay and Ahmedabad in 1966. Palace on Wheels in 1982 1984–Present: Rapid transit and later developments India's first metro ran in Calcutta on 24 October 1984. In 1986, computerized ticketing and reservations were introduced in New Delhi The Shatabdi Express was introduced between New Delhi and Jhansi in 1988. In 1990, the first self-printing t
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