Where are the oldest rails to be found on IR?

19-07-2019

Most of the very old tracks have by now been relaid and renovated, so that it is very hard to find very old rails. Good bets are the meter-gauge and narrow-gauge lines that don't see much traffic. Abandoned lines (such as at the Bombay Port Trust railway) also sometimes have very old rails left intact. The Bombay Port Trust railway tracks between Dockyard Road and Wadala / Raoli might be among the oldest. Bullhead rails from the late 19th century or early 20th century were still to be found in some areas (e.g. peripheral sidings at Dadar, near Thane, etc.) but many have by now been replaced. Source -

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Have any marshalling yards been closed down?
July 17, 2019

Yes, many marshalling yards have been closed over the years, especially since the 1980s, with the move towards using block rakes that do not need to be broken up and re-classified all the time. A list of closed yards is given below. Central Railway Amla (BG) Agra Cantt (BG) Wardha (BG) Nishatpura (BG) Balharshah (BG) Bina (BG) Jabalpur

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Where are the important marshalling and stabling yards?
July 17, 2019

Most of the bigger stations that are junctions or termini for various routes have large yards for stabling and marshalling rakes. E.g., Chennai Central homes rakes for many trains originating from there. Pune has a fairly large yard, as does Ernakulam. The Juhi marshalling yard is pretty big as well. Mughalsarai is the biggest marshalling yard in

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What are CONCOR depots and where are they located?
July 16, 2019

CONCOR (Container Corporation of India) operates several container depots throughout the country. As of there were 31 Inland Container Depots (ICDs) with facilities for international freight and connected to ports. These are classified based on whether or not they have a Container Freight Station (CFS), and whether they are equipped to handle

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Where are the important goods sheds and transshipment points of IR?
July 16, 2019

Here are the goods sheds attached to major centres: Agra: Raja-ki-Mandi Ahmedabad: Sabarmati Bombay (Mumbai): Carnac Bunder, Wadi Bunder, New Mulund, with additional freight yards at Bandra, Sion, Vashi, Kalyan, Borivli, Wadala / Raoli Junction; Wadala and Trombay have oil sidings. Turbhe in New Bombay (Navi Mumbai) deals with some

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Q. What are CONCOR depots and where are they located?
July 16, 2019

CONCOR (Container Corporation of India) operates several container depots throughout the country. As of there were 31 Inland Container Depots (ICDs) with facilities for international freight and connected to ports. These are classified based on whether or not they have a Container Freight Station (CFS), and whether they are equipped to handle

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How were the 9 older zones created out of the former independent railway networks?
July 16, 2019

Around 1950, legislation was passed allowing the central government to take over many of the independent railway systems that were in operation. In 1951, the following zones were created: SR — April 14: From Madras & Southern Mahratta Rly., South Indian Rly., and Mysore State Rly. (about 9660 km). CR — Nov. 5: From the GIPR, the Nizam's

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