McLeod and Bagnall: The history of Bengal's railways

There is a McLeod House in Kolkata, on the western side of Dalhousie Square, or if you prefer, BBD Bagh. In these columns (February 10, 2017), I have earlier written about Martin’s Light Railways (MLR) and the “light” railway lines it operated. Similarly, there was a managing agency based out of London, known as McLeod Russell and Company. Its subsidiary was McLeod and Company, formed in 1887. (Legally, both companies still exist, though their ownerships and focus are different now.) The original McLeod and Company ran McLeod’s Light Railways, in the vicinity of Kolkata.  These were narrow gauge lines. Most