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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [59v] (123/498)
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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110
Route IV—Section B.— contd.
(viii) M.T. Repair facilities.— Garages with blacksmiths
exist at DIZBUL, SALEHABAD and KHURRAMABAD.
Neither skilled workmen nor up-to-date workshops exist on
this section.
2?ote.~lt was reported in January 1942 that KAMPSAX in their work
on the ANDIMISHK—TEHRAN read continued widening operations r<gardles=,
of surface. The result is that where the original surface is red clay, the road
becomes dangerously slippery after even light rainfall. Seiious blockages frequently
occur —either from skidded vehicles or from those that cannot climb the gradi
ents owing to bad surfaces.
DETAILED REPORT.
Leave DIZBUL by the only bridge over the AE-I-DIZ.
This bridge, made of stone, is 35G X long and has 22 pointed
arches, which are about 40 feet above the water level. The
centre portion which has, at some time, been washed away, is in
the form of a suspension fridge. This portion is only 6 feet
broad. The river is 1CC X broad at its lowest level; is liable to
spate ; has a strong current and is unfcrdable.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
B. 1 0 0
B. 1 h h
B. 1 2£ 3
B. 1 2 5
B. 1 I 5|
B. 1 |
Map 9 D.
Easy ascent 1C0 X long of 1 : 25 from bridge
head to plateau. Road heads due north
over an open plain.
Military barracks on right newly built in
1934, capacity one battalion.
Low hill on right with gendarmerie post.
Brick bridge 10 x long over small tributary
of BALA RUD river.
Railway on left.
AND1MISB1K—Road to railway station
turns sharp left; main road straight
through. Railway Station ; T. O. and
tel. in village. Good water at station—
six taps. Motor trolleys available for rail
recce.
From here main road runs N. W. with
railway line on left.
A.I.O.C. Installation. Railway siding—
rest house large stores of P. O. L. 2
pumps
(i) Camping ground .—Unlimited on right
of road near Anglo-Iranian Oil Com
pany’s dump—surface stony—normally
hard but becomes a quagmire after
heavy rain—entrances and exits un
limited—cover from air, nil—parking
areas unlimited.
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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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