Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop

Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop
Jamalpur Workshop Office
Location in Munger
Operated8 February 1862 (1862-02-08)
LocationJamalpur, Bihar, India
Coordinates25°18′38″N 86°29′38″E / 25.310544611363515°N 86.49378845244408°E / 25.310544611363515; 86.49378845244408
IndustryRailway

Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop is a railway workshop established on February 8, 1862, as the first fully-fledged railway workshop facility in India. It was started by the East Indian Railway Company (EIR) as a result of the so-called "Railway Age" in India, which began in 1854.

A locomotive, carriage, and wagon workshop had been set up in Howrah to put imported rolling stock into service for the EIR and also to carry out repairs. This workshop was unsuccessful, partly because of problems procuring supplies and sourcing enough skilled labor. Within eight years of its establishment in Howrah, the workshop was closed, and the Jamalpur Workshop was established at Jamalpur.

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