Short History of Indian Railways

By Rajendra B. Aklekar

Did you know that India's first steam engine never ran on tracks and was actually used to run driving mills in a factory? That the maximum speed of the first commercial train in India was 4.5 miles/hour? That the country's first-ever steam locomotive could never be introduced commercially since it was destroyed in a factory blast? That the locomotive engine for the maiden rail run between Bombay and Thane was pulled by 200 coolies on streets? That there actually was a plan to build a rail network from the English Channel all the way to the river Indus? This is a people's history of Indian Railways. Anecdotes and stories are curated from the time the first wagon rolled in India, up to the advent of bullet trains.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353332877
• ISBN13: 9789353332877
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"