Matheran Hill Railway
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The Matheran Hill Railway is a 2 ft narrow-gauge heritage railway in Maharashtra, India, which is administered by the Central Railway zone. It covers a distance of 21 km, connecting Neral to Matheran
MHR train
Steam locomotive MLR-741 on display at the Matheran station
Locomotive MLR-739
Locomotive MLR-740
Adamjee Peerbhoy
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Sir Adamji Peerbhoy was an Indian business magnate, philanthropist and member of the Dawoodi Bohra community based at Bombay in British India.
Matheran Hill Railway
…World Heritage Sites. The Neral–Matheran Light Railway was built between 1901 and 1907 by Abdul Hussein Adamjee Peerbhoy and financed by his father, Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy, at a cost of Rupees 16,00,000. Adamjee Peerbhoy visited Matheran often, and wanted to build a railway to make it easier to get there. Hussain's plans…
Saifee Hospital, opposite Charni Road Station founded as Amanbai Charitable Hospital by Sir Adamji Peerbhoy.