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INDIA & EAST PAKISTAN / BANGLADESH : River Ganges / Padma and its delta
Eastern Bengal Railway
Merged with the Assam Bengal Railway in 1942 to form the Bengal & Assam Railway
Sara (1910) Built by Denny at Dumbarton. 132 ft x 22 ft : 145 GRT. Engines : Compound diagonal 16.5 and 30 in x 42 in
Damukdia (1910) Built by Denny at Dumbarton. 132 ft x 22 ft : 145 GRT. Engines : Compound diagonal 16.5 and 30 in x 42 in
PS53
: (1922) Built in 1916 by Caird & Co at Greenock for use by
the Royal Indian Marine on the Euphrates River in World War I. 225
ft.
Bengal Dooars Railway Company
Teesta (1894) Built by Bow, McLachlan & Co at Paisley
Bengal Nagpur Railway
Shalimar (1901) Built by Ritchie, Graham & Milne at Glasgow
Kidderpur (1901) Built by Ritchie, Graham & Milne at Glasgow
Khargpur (1904) Built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engg. at Dundee. 289.8 ft : 1219 GRT. Engines Compound Diagonal 25 and 50 x 61 in
Sir Trevredyn Wynne
(1910) Built by Denny at Dumbarton. Double-ended. 300 ft x 50 ft :
1471 GRT. Engines ; Twin diagonal. From 1944 - Eastern Rly. Calcutta.
Broken up 1955
Bengal & North Western Railway
Benares (1896) Built by J MacArthur & Co at Paisley. 328 GRT
Bhagalpur (1898) Built by J MacArthur & Co at Paisley. 153 GRT
Gonda (1905) Built by Bow, McLachlan & Co at Paisley
Muzzafarpur (1905) Built by Bow, McLachlan & Co at Paisley
East India Railway Company
Bhagabatti (1905) Built by Bow, McLachlan & Co at Paisley. 192 x 45.8 ft : 435 GRT.
Oudh-Tirhut Railway Co - North Eastern Railway of India
Sarayu
(1950) Built by Yarrow & Co at Glasgow. 215 x 32.1 ft : 746 GRT.
Engines : Triple expansion diagonal 16, 25.5 and 41 in x 54 in
Yamuna (1950)
Gomati (1950)
Three paddle steamers running between Patna and
Paleza.
Others
Hooghly Steam Tug Co
Resolute (1863-1870) Built in 1857 by JW Hoby & Co at Renfrew. 161 x 24.8 ft : 375 GRT. Built for use at Liverpool
Bull Dog
(1866-1869) Built in 1863 bt Blackwood & Gordon at Port Glasgow.
152.5 x 22 ft : 247 GRT. Built for use at Glasgow. Resold for further
use at Calcutta
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