Jenny Lind Pulls Freight Train at Roorkee
- When
- 22 December 1851 (reported)
- Where
- Roorkee
The steam engine Jenny Lind pulled a freight train between Roorkee and Piran Kaliyar, reported as running on 22 December 1851, one dating of a variously dated event.
A steam engine named Jenny Lind, specially shipped from England, pulled a freight train that ran in Roorkee. The train traveled between Roorkee and Piran Kaliyar, covering a distance of 10 km (6.2 mi). One reported dating places the run on 22 December 1851, though the event is variously dated; the cited passage does not name the specific railway line used. This event occurred two years before the first passenger trains started in India.
Sources
- Roorkee Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
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