File 930/1912 'Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway' [144v] (295/396)
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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5-1. Third Section: Kazan (6,700 feet), Head of Tunnel to Silakhor Plain (o,i00 feet),
10 miles.
If the month on the Kazan aide be fixed at 6,700 feet, the drop ^
The actual distance between the mouth of the tunnel and the foot ot the g
leSS Th^ • W the Kazan valley are, on the whole of a
the construction of a railway along them, h |lt " ,, care ful survey
valley should be selected, is a point which can be settled after a c d
My impression is that it will be best to take the line into stead ly on a
thence skirt the hills bounding the Silakhor-plam to the west descending stead y
gradient of 1 in 50 till the plain is reached at approxima e y > , j. en n;neering
g This section will call for most careful surveys, and a high degree ^
skill. Blasting will be necessary almost all the way, and nu , ,, ^ ;] B ld be
ravines will be called for in addition to many culverts. I think 3
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
a mile would
fair estimate of cost, giving’ a total for this section o a v is
55. Fourth Section: Up Silakhor Valley from near Chilian Chalan to Buruprd
(5,700 to 5,900 feet), 20 miles.
It will probably be found convenient to follow the main ro ^ c ™ SS “4 d t t e about
near ChulanVhalan, and keep to the eastern side of the valley^ The b d b
100 yards wide ; breadth of stream nominally 40 yards ; depth in summer and a i
It to -I feet; unfordable in spring; pebbly tettom^ Bam ^
irrigated from river, but by canals or “ kanats from hill side , y § t
over the plain, nearly all (in 1911) deserted owing to the depredation of Lur
tHbesmem & certain amount 0 f embanking and a little “| e f f
the line keeps to the eastern side of the valley, and it wou , e . w ? , ■ hridw Total
mile for this section, in addition to which we must allow a
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
for the hr g .
16
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
56. Abstract: Khoremabad to Burujird.
Section 1
Zagheh Tunnel
Section 2
Kazan Tunnel
Section 3
Section 4
Miles.
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
21
31,50,000
G
50,00,000
15
18,75,000
1
30,00,000
10
30,00,000
20
16,00,000
881
1,76,25,000
Total .. • • • • 1
(= 1,175,000Z., or about 13,450Z. a-mile.)
The cost of this section per mile is thus very nearly double that of the Moham-
57 I was prevented both by my instructions and by the fact that hosti
between the Governor-General and the Bairanwand tribe were m active progress rom
making a survey of the country traversed by this section; but this does not i think
affect my conclusions in any way, as we are fortunately m possession
survey of this particular portion of Luristan, made in l889 by Yusuf S ^ r1 ^ ^ der • ,
superintendence of Major Sawyer, I.A. My observations have tended to substantiate
its accuracy and general reliability. . ^ * 4 -:^
58. Burujird occupies strategetically and commercially a very important position
at the head of a wide fertile valley, on the edge of the central Persian plateau I r
its gates good roads, easily adaptable to wheels or rails, diverge in eveiy ,
tapping the fertile districts of Silakhor Bala, Nihawand, Malayir, Kazzaz, and Irak.
Miles Approximately.
From Burujird to—
Kangavar
Kermanshah
Hamadan
Tehran
Ispahan
Kum
Kasvin
Enzeli
ro
126
70
270
210
160
150
9SS
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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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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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