| McLeod's Light Railways | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Owner | McLeod's Light Railways |
| Locale | West Bengal |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | McLeod's Light Railways |
| Depot(s) | Kalighat, Falta, Burdwan, Katwa, Ahmadpur, Bankura, |
| History | |
| Opened | 1915–1917 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 245.3 km (152 mi) |
| Track length | 245.3 km (152 mi) |
| Track gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
| Operating speed | NG 36 kilometres per hour (22 mph). BG 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) |
McLeod's Light Railways (MLR) consisted of following four 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge lines in West Bengal in India. The railways were built and owned by McLeod & Company, which was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd.[1] On 1 July 1967, the Bankura Damodar Railway was merged with South Eastern Railway.[2]