ɪt wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli sˈɛt ˌʌp ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt æz ɐ tˈɛknɪkəl skˈuːl ɐtˈætʃt tə ðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪv wˈɜːkʃɑːp dʒˈæmɐlpˌʊɹ ʌvðɪ ˈiːst ˈɪndiən ɹˈeɪlweɪ.
It was originally set up in 1888 as a technical school attached to the Railway Locomotive Workshop Jamalpur of the East Indian Railway.