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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [176r] (356/498)
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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Route IX— Section B—contd.
closed for 14 days on end in December 1931) but labour concentra
ted at the vital points should be able to affect a clearance in three
days.
In April and Mav when the snow melts the road is liable to
be considerably damaged by flood water, though the likelihood of
interruption from this cause has been lessened by the substitution
of stone or concrete bridges and culverts for the wooden ones.
Picks and shovels should be carried by all vehicles and every JVb l.
convoy should carry beams of 6 inches diameter and 10 feet lengt i
for making ramps or repairing culverts and road subsidences oi to
shore up weak portions. Chains should be carried by all vehicles
to cope with snow or mud.
6. Exceptional Features. —(a) Rivers. The chief rivers met
with are:—
(i) the NIMRUD at mile 483;
(ii) the RUD-I-HIND at mile 535 ;
(iii) the JAJARUD at mile 549.
All of which are adequately bridged.
(b) Passes .—There are five notable ascents, viz. :
(i) The pass at mile 412%.
(ii) The BASHM pass at mile 458|.
(iii) The 7 mile ascent from the NIMRUD river mile
4821—489|.
(iv) The 3 mile ascent from DILICHAI, mile 498|—501i
(v) The 4 mile ascent from the JAJARUD, mile 549 553.
These are all graded but they are long and steep and prove
a serious obstacle to much of the civilian M. T. overloaded and
overdriven by Iranians.
(c) Bridges .—The bridges are, on the whole, strong and well
made up to heavy M. T and are daily used by 7 ton lorries with-
out visible signs of damage.
(d) Fords —These are numerous in the two plain portions
and consist of Irish bridges unpaved across irrigation cuts and
stony nullahs dry in summer but liable to become blocked by mud
or boulders brought down by the water in spring. _
(e) Tunnels .—There is only one tunnel in this section at
mile 502. It is strongly constructed and its dimensions will permit
the transit of the largest M. T. with ease.
7 Repair Facilities —Unlimited quantities of stone and
shingle are available throughout the length of ,
steam rollers were seen until within P miles of TEHRAN where
two were working (August 1933).
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:245r, 247v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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