Matheran Hill Railway

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Matheran Railway No.740 Preserved in UK
Matheran Railway No.740 Preserved in UK

The Matheran Hill Railway is a heritage railway in Maharashtra, India. It was built between 1901 and 1907 by Abdul Hussein Adamjee Peerbhoy, financed by his father Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy at the cost of Rs.16,00,000[1]. The railway covers a distance of 20 kilometres (12.67 miles), over large swathes of forest territory connecting Neral to Matheran in the Western Ghats hills near Mumbai.

The railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway. Neral also has a broad gauge station which is on the busy Mumbai-Pune route.

The railways comes under the Central Railways and is being promoted as a future World Heritage Site.

The railway was closed by flood damage during 2005 and is not expected to re-open before April 2007[2]. Contrary to those expectations, the first run on the repaired railway was March 5, 2007[3].

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MHR No. ISR No. Builder Builders No. Date Current Location
1 738 O & K 1766 1905 Bombay
2 739 O & K 2342 1907 Delhi
3 740 O & K 2343 1907 U.K. (LBR)
4 741 O & K 1767 1905 Matheran

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway No. 794 was transferred here in 2001

ISR No. Class Builder Builders No. Date Current Status Notes
500 NDM1 Jung 12108 1956 Not Known From Kalka Shimla Railway
501 NDM1 Jung 12109 1956 In Service Originally No.750
502 NDM1 Jung 12110 1956 Not Known Originally No.751
503 NDM1 Jung 12111 1956 Dismantled Originally No.752
504 NDM1 Jung 12105 1956 Not Known From Kalka Shimla Railway
505 NDM1 Jung 12107 1956 Dismantled From Kalka Shimla Railway
505 NDM1 Jung 12107 1956 Not Known From Kalka Shimla Railway
600 NDM6 ? ? ? In Service visible in Railworld photos

Currently Class NDM1 and NDM6 locomotives are in use

  1. ^ Image:Matheran_Railway_Wala.jpg
  2. ^ Why you still can’t take the toy train to Matheran
  3. ^ Uphill Journey Resumes

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