<P> The first proposals for railways in India were made in Madras in 1832 . The first train in India ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837 . It was called Red Hill Railway . It was hauled by a rotary steam engine locomotive manufactured by William Avery . It was built by Sir Arthur Cotton . It was mainly used for transporting granite stones for road building work in Madras . In 1845 , a railway was built at Dowleswaram in Rajahmundry . It was called Godavari Dam Construction Railway . It was also built by Arthur Cotton . It was used to supply stones for construction of a dam over Godavari . On May 8 , 1845 , Madras Railway was incorporated . In the same year East India Railway company was incorporated . On August 1 , 1849 , Great Indian Peninsular Railway was incorporated by an Act of Parliament . `` Guarantee System '' providing free land and guaranteed rates of return ( 5 % ) to the private English companies willing to work on building railways was finalized on August 17 , 1849 . In 1851 , a railway was built in Roorkee . It was called Solani Aqueduct Railway . It was hauled by steam locomotive called Thomason , named after a British officer . It was used for transporting construction materials for building of aqueduct over Solani river . In 1852 , the Madras Guaranteed Railway Company was incorporated . </P>
<P> The first proposals for railways in India were made in Madras in 1832 . The first train in India ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837 . It was called Red Hill Railway . It was hauled by a rotary steam engine locomotive manufactured by William Avery . It was built by Sir Arthur Cotton . It was mainly used for transporting granite stones for road building work in Madras . In 1845 , a railway was built at Dowleswaram in Rajahmundry . It was called Godavari Dam Construction Railway . It was also built by Arthur Cotton . It was used to supply stones for construction of a dam over Godavari . On May 8 , 1845 , Madras Railway was incorporated . In the same year East India Railway company was incorporated . On August 1 , 1849 , Great Indian Peninsular Railway was incorporated by an Act of Parliament . `` Guarantee System '' providing free land and guaranteed rates of return ( 5 % ) to the private English companies willing to work on building railways was finalized on August 17 , 1849 . In 1851 , a railway was built in Roorkee . It was called Solani Aqueduct Railway . It was hauled by steam locomotive called Thomason , named after a British officer . It was used for transporting construction materials for building of aqueduct over Solani river . In 1852 , the Madras Guaranteed Railway Company was incorporated . </P>
name of the first train run in india
name of the first train run in india
Red Hill Railway
Red Hill Railway