Picture No | 10417677 |
Date | 1867 |
Description | The Bhore Ghaut incline, India |
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A steam train makes its way across the Kummalee viaduct on the Bhore Ghaut incline on the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. At the time of its construction, the Bhore Ghaut incline was the highest and longest railway incline in the world, rising 1832 feet over 16 miles.
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Source | Sketch by Mr. W. Simpson in the Illustrated London News, 21 September 1867, page 312 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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