16 April,2013 11:49 AM IST | | Dhara Vora
Heritage wing at cst
To revisit the history of Indian Railways, visit the Heritage Wing located inside Central Railway headquarters at CST. The archive houses miniature models as well as memorabilia such as gadgets used in the trains of yesteryear. The visit also includes a tour inside the heritage structure.
Cost: Rs 200, Rs 100 for studentsu00a0
Open: 3 pm to 5 pm, Saturdays and
Sundays closed
Google's doodle Tuesday celebrated India's first passenger train journey With a chugging train trailing a plume of smoke in a backdrop of palm trees and what looks like a palace with domes and minarets.
Rail rendezvous
>> It's not just our current politicians and bureaucrats who do this, but the first proposal for the railways was submitted in 1840, but by 1844, it was mooted. Most senior officials either vehemently opposed to the plan or just delayed discussing the subject.
>>u00a0u00a0The Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) Company was formed in Bombay in 1846 and they built their railway terminus in Bori Bunder in 1850.
>>u00a0u00a0The steam carriages were referred to as âag gadi' (because of their fiery appearance - thanks, to the steam from the engine).
>>u00a0u00a0Unlike the CST building, which was completed in May 1888, Bori Bunder station was located behind today's Dhobi Ghat and was just a make-shift wooden structure.
>>u00a0u00a0The first train left Bori Bunder at 3.30 pm and took one hour and 15 minutes to cover approximately 21 miles to Thane.
>>u00a0u00a0The then Governor Lord John Elphinstone flagged off India's first ever rail journey while His Excellency's band played in one of its carriages and that day was declared a holiday. Eminent citizens like Sir Jamserjee Jeejeebhoy were on that train.