The plaque after cleaning. It says: "Tunnel Nos. 26 & 25 With adjoining formations etc. For the Bhore Ghat Alignment eliminating the reversing station Carried out in 1926-28 At a cost of about Rs. 44.6 Lacs by The Tata Construction Co. Ltd.\". Khandala end of Tunnel 26, 2004-02-14. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).
Great work, Guys!! This refutes the widely believed notion that this route & all the associated structures (such as tunnels) were built by the Brits. But, at the same time, shame on IR was neglecting such historical plaques - hope someone higher up at ...
Great work, Guys!! This refutes the widely believed notion that this route & all the associated structures (such as tunnels) were built by the Brits. But, at the same time, shame on IR was neglecting such historical plaques - hope someone higher up at Bombay CST will take notice of this.
check out the photo on the opening of this tunnel on our server
Posted by Guest on 2004 Feb 19 07:02:50 -0500
Praveen/pvs_702@yahoo.com
Nice piece of historical information that.. Thanks to Apurva & the Pune gang for having made that happen.Maybe such trips should be organized along other lines having historical significance. Great work folks...
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Neil
Correction - shame on IR FOR neglecting such historical plaques
Posted by Guest on 2004 Feb 19 09:33:25 -0500
Neil
show full show summaryGreat work, Guys!! This refutes the widely believed notion that this route & all the associated structures (such as tunnels) were built by the Brits. But, at the same time, shame on IR was neglecting such historical plaques - hope someone higher up at ...
Great work, Guys!! This refutes the widely believed notion that this route & all the associated structures (such as tunnels) were built by the Brits. But, at the same time, shame on IR was neglecting such historical plaques - hope someone higher up at Bombay CST will take notice of this.
Posted by Guest on 2004 Feb 19 09:30:55 -0500
John M
http://www.irfca.org/photos/Heritage/gipr_tunnel_1_party_rg1929
Posted by Guest on 2004 Feb 19 07:03:37 -0500
John M
check out the photo on the opening of this tunnel on our server
Posted by Guest on 2004 Feb 19 07:02:50 -0500
Praveen/pvs_702@yahoo.com
Nice piece of historical information that.. Thanks to Apurva & the Pune gang for having made that happen.Maybe such trips should be organized along other lines having historical significance. Great work folks...
Posted by Guest on 2004 Feb 19 02:18:45 -0500