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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [78v] (161/498)
The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 1942. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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148
Route IV—Section E. contd.
Miles.
Classification Inter. Total.
B. 1 3f 447i
B 1 U 448£
B. 1 l 449
Road rises embankment to reinforced con
crete bridge over intended branch
railway line to KASHAN There is
also a reinforced concrete bridge oyer
the river, but though embankment exists
with metalling on top, actual railway
track does not proceed beyond bridge
Road takes sharp right hand bend across
QUM bridge into main part of town.
QUM Railway Station lies one mile
down road to left opposite this bridge.
QUM—P. O., T. O., Tel.,—20,000 inhabit
ants— Headquarters of province. Rail
way Station 1 mile North of town.
(i) Camping ground. Either 3 miles short
of town on left of road or 2 mile after
leaving town on right of road. The
former is the better one for water—the
latter is the better site—sufficient for
2 brigades—sandy soil—entrances and
exits easy—cover from air, nil—M. T.
can park.
(ii) Water. —Abundant from QUM river—
though slightly brackish in summer.
(iii) Fuel. —Abundant.
(iv) Fodder. —Abundant.
(v) Supplies. —Abundant.
(vi) Petrol—An unlimited supply in bulk.
One 1,000,000 gallon tank just erected
(Nov. 1941) and not yet in use, in
addition to a 200,000 gallon tank.
Space for 100,000 tins, and about
20,000 in stock, Also kerosene and
diesel oil in bulk tanks.
A very large installation with its own
railway siding.
(vii) Collection of supplies.—Lovties, carts,
donkeys and mules are available.
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The volume details motor transport (‘M.T.’) routes in Persia [Iran]. The volume, which is numbered I, covers the main routes in Persia, and was produced by the General Staff, India. It was printed by M Abdul Hameed Khan, Manager of the Feroz Printing Works, Lahore, in 1942. An introduction (folio 3) states that the volume has been updated on the basis of reports received in the wake of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia in August 1941.
The volume comprises details of sixty-five routes, listed on the contents page, between various towns and cities in Persia. Details given for each route include:
- an overview (distance, number of stages, references to maps);
- a general report (classification of route, surface and grading, character of adjacent country, climatic effects, exceptional features, repair and supply facilities, water, fuel, fodder and grazing supplies);
- a detailed report (villages and other landmarks encountered, road classifications, distances).
A handwritten annotation on folio 5 (author unknown) states that ‘distances are somewhat overestimated throughout this report.’ The volume includes a map in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folio 246).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (245 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents list (f 4) and index (ff 240-245) reference the volume’s original pagination.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 247; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- ‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:245r, 247v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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