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'Railways Mesopotamia and L of C [Lines of Communications] Policy, Vol. II' [82r] (163/274)
The record is made up of 1 file (135 folios). It was created in 3 Dec 1917-24 Jun 1918. 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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une of bridge for 0 hours daily, and bridge has to be
closed for whole day or even longer if high winds
orevent rise of tide. Assuming, however, that above
-forks have been completed, that all existing sections
•Hi lbs. rail have been replaced by 50 lbs., that heavier
or R class locomotive and necessary rolling-tttock is
forthcoming, it is estimated that 18 trains a day each
v/ay would be the capacity of each section. Detailed
survey and lengthy investigation would be entailed
if I was to make definite recommendation as to best
type of bridge or ferry to be adopted at Amarah. Thio
survey and investigation I have been hardly in a posi
tion to make, but subject is being examined and it is
hoped that more (1 group undecipherable) detail will
be given later. It is essential in any event that
operation of the bridge or ferry should be capable of
taking without restricting river traffic 900 trucks a day
each way.
4. Assuming river fleet completed up to full
programme and local production scheme operating success
fully it is estimated that Tigris railway completed
and established as reliable route under all circumstances
as detailed in paragraph 3 together with river transport
could maintain a force of 1 Cavalry and 13 infantry
divisions. If local production scheme is not a success
it is estimated that the force which could be maintained
is 1 Cavalry and 11 infantry divisions.
5. With same assumptions and allowances as in
paragraph 4 it is estimated that Basrah - Amarah and
^ ClVAM
Kut el Amara - Bagdad sections of railway could (? ) -a :• \
up to maximum of 18 trains a day each way, and that
combined
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The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and river transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] during the First World War. The papers cover several matters, including:
- The construction, conversion, maintenance, and expansion of the railways in the region, including regular progress reports from the Director of Railways, Baghdad
- Military operations targeting the Turkish railways in Palestine
- Planning and progress of the Mesopotamia Transport Commission
- Supply of railway materials, rolling stock, and personnel
- Postwar railway policy in India and Mesopotamia
- The question of substituting oil fuel for coal supply in river and rail transport.
Correspondents include: the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt; the Chief of Imperial General Staff; Director of Railways, Baghdad; the War Office; the Commander-in-Chief, Army Headquarters, India; the Major General Sir Henry Francis Edward Freeland, Chairman of the Mesopotamia Transport Commission; the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the Chief of the General Staff, India; the Director General of Movements and Railways, War Office; and the Assistant Director of the Inland Water Transport, Mesopotamia.
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- 1 file (135 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from the rear to the front.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 137; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are written in coloured crayon.
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- IOR/L/MIL/5/788
- Title
- 'Railways Mesopotamia and L of C [Lines of Communications] Policy, Vol. II'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:136v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence