ah ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁written ▁then , ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁B n ., ▁the ▁East ▁Indian ▁Railway ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁F ate h ▁Ch and ▁Bad h war ▁O BE , ▁MB E ▁( Mil .) ▁( 1 9 0 0 – 1 9 9 5 ) ▁the ▁first ▁Indian ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Railway ▁Board ▁had ▁a ▁st int ▁at ▁the ▁Lil u ah ▁Car riage ▁and ▁W agon ▁Work shop , ▁during ▁its ▁early ▁days . ▁ ▁A ▁town ship ▁was ▁planned ▁near ▁the ▁work shop ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁officers , ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁work shop , ▁which ▁gradually , ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁became ▁The ▁Lil u ah ▁Railway ▁Col ony . ▁The ▁roads ▁in ▁the ▁col ony ▁still ▁bear ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁engine ers ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁work shop . ▁Until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 0 0 s , ▁Lil u ah ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁dust y ▁industrial ▁town . ▁The ▁Col ony ▁is ▁commonly ▁used ▁by ▁loc als ▁for ▁their ▁morning ▁wal ks ▁now . ▁ ▁Post - in dep end ence , ▁Lil u ah ▁saw ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁many ▁small ▁industrial ▁units ▁and ▁thus ▁rapid ▁expansion ▁beyond ▁the ▁western ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁areas ▁which ▁were ▁earlier ▁far ml ands , ▁resulting ▁in ▁un pl anned ▁development . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁which , ▁many ▁people ▁came ▁to ▁Lil u ah ▁from ▁Bi har ▁and ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh ▁as ▁labour