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File 930/1912 'Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway' [‎138v] (283/396)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 31 Oct 1911-25 Nov 1912. It was written in English and French. 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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and would presumably be accepted by us, as we could oppose no valid argument to its
adoption. A metre-gauge railway would, however, probably suffice % all piobable
requirements of traffic for many years to come, and would be, on financial grounds, in
every way preferable.
21. Gradients.
Practically flat the whole way, the hills at Nahr Hashim and south of Shush could
be negotiated quite comfortably with 1 in 350 to 1 in 400.
22. Stations.
Mohammerah. —The terminus at Mohammerah would of course be carefully designed
to admit of subsequent enlargement. The site I suggest is on the Shatt-e - ra above
the customs. It has a frontage directly opposite the accepted anchorage on t e Shatt-
el-Arab, from which it would be easy to throw out piers; the customs-house is-
Sab’eh.—A second station, or wayside halt at Sab’eh seems called for primarily m
order to give facilities for wmter which can be obtained here from the Karun
Nahr Hashim.—A station here would serve Hawizeh and eventually, should
irrigation be undertaken, the Nahr Hashim district. Water obtainable from Karkheh.
Dizful. —The station would be on west bank of Diz opposite town. Ihe abandoned
Government house on west bank of Diz (Kushk) might well be utilised m this connection
Provision for its occupation by the railway as storehouse, quarters lor stan, &c., might
be made in the concession. Water from Diz.
23. Fuel.
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company’s refinery at Braim, 5 miles fiom Mohammerah, ia
conveniently situated to supply oil fuel in any quantity, and it will be unnecessary to
import coal' The engines on the Bussian section of the line will be doubtless fitted to
burn oil, and it is fortunate that the southern section should be not less favourably
situated in this respect. . . .
In the Kuilab district, 48 miles off Dizful, there are certain pitch spungs, indicating,,
possibly, the existence of oil in paying quantities. Were a railway through Luristan to
be opened, it is possible that the Oil Company would bore for oil there, as also at lang-
i-Haleh near Madian Bud in Luristan.
24. Estimated Cost of Mohammerah-Dizful Section.
Sir William Willcocks has estimated the approximate cost of construction and
equippino 1 a railway of 4 ft. 8^- in. gauge in Arabistan at about 3,000/. a-mile.
corresponds closely with Mr. W. A. John’s estimate (for Seistan railways) of
50,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. a-mile for c£ surface line” 5 ft. 6 in. gauge. Taking the latter figure, the
cost of this section would, vik Aminieh, be 87,00,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . Sir William Willcocks
quoted his figure as an outside estimate. The total cost inclusive of special works is
estimated at 633,333/. (vide paragraph 18). For metre gauge the cost should not
exceed 500,000/.
25. Local Traffic.
Dizful-Mohammerah. —Imports from Mohammerah and Amarah into Dizful are
not large, probably not over 1,000 tons per annum. Exports are even smaller, owing
to lack of communications. The existence of a railway would afford a stimulus to
agriculture, and the exports of grain, reeds for pens, oil seeds, cotton, wool, gum,
galls, &c., would rapidly increase and might reach a total of 10,000 tons by the end of
the third year.
It is not probable that the railway, even were it to touch the Karun opposite
Ahwaz, would be able to secure an appreciable proportion of the imports and exports
which are now transported by steamer between Ahwaz and Mohammerah, and forwarded
from Nasiri to Ispahan by mules. _ ...
It seems certain, therefore, that the river steamers will always be in a position on
this river, so long as it is not utilised for irrigation, to compete successfully with the
railway.
The necessity of transporting goods brought up by railway across the Karun to
Basiri from Aminieh, the railway station on the opposite bank, a process involving

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The volume concerns proposals for the construction of a British-owned railway between Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Khoremabad [Khorramabad] in Persia.

The papers include: the response of the Shaikh of Mohammerah, the Government of Persia, and the Government of Russia to the proposals; an 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. 'Memorandum on Persian Railways' dated June 1911 (including a map entitled ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Adjacent Countries', dated June 1908, on folio 184, to illustrate the memorandum); a Government of India 'Report of the Committee on the Proposed Trans-Persian Railway', February 1911 (folios 126-128); 'Report to the Board of Trade by Mr. H. W. Maclean, Special Commissioner of the Commercial Intelligence Committee to Persia, on certain matters connected with Persian Trade' (folios 101-104), and letter giving the views of the Board of Trade on the proposed railway, 25 March 1912 (folios 96-99); correspondence from the Persian Railways Syndicate, which stated it was surprised at the 'lukewarm attitude' towards the project of the Government of India (folio 80); discussion of proposals to negotiate a lease of Khor Musa [Khowr-e Mūsá] from the Shaikh of Mohammerah (folios 26-54); and interest in Khor Musa from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (folios 38-39).

There is also significant correspondence in the file from the Foreign Office and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox).

The volume contains copies of earlier correspondence and agreements from 1903-1911.

The French language content of the volume consists of approximately ten folios of diplomatic correspondence.

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1 volume (194 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of volume.

The subject 930 (Mohammerah-Khoremabad Railway) consists of one volume only.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 194; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-51; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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