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HERITAGE BUILDING(VIRASAT BHAWAN)-ADRA
''Material collection were started  right from 1989 with the objective of preserving rich railway heritage. First collected material artifact is broken floor material which was in use for 4 wheeler saloon from Adra yard. Officially such type of artifacts had been collected in very small manner since 1992 for keeping  those things in model room at Divl. Traffic Training Centre, Adra for exhibition. The then DRM Mr. K.B.L. Mittal with ADRM M.K.Mathur when visited the proposed site in 2003 for construction of  the Rail village, selected the back side of the DTTC and bunglow No. L/69 for heritage building and decided to promote the project. At the time of Centenary celebration of the division (Adra Station was built in 1904), Qr. No. L/69(built in the year 1914) was considered to be transform into the museum as Heritage House. As per instruction of DRM Sri O.P.Chaube  on 08.02.07, old material having antique value were deposited in the museum. On 26.02.007, GM/SER Mr. V.K.Raina inaugurated the heritage building .Now DRM ,Sri O.P. Chaube is taking so much initiative to transform the building as "Virasat Bhawan".''- '''Lot of antiques are preserved here. Some of them,'''

1. Users friendly special type leather belt/strap were being used by train guard to keep time piece and whistle as guard equipments. 2. Badge made of brass used by peons on duty. 3. This tablet was extracted from engine tender which was made in kobe port, Japan by Kawasaki Company,in the year 1954. 4. Mixture with handle. Such indigenous devices were being used to blend pigments. The dry colour powder used to mix with varnish etc. to prepare paint. 5. Oldest Rail made by British Firm(1888) have been collected & preserved. One extra ordinary portable telephone cum morse key cum portable telephone.(guard’s equipment) also has been displayed. 6. News paper of Independence day i.e 15th August, 1947 has been preserved in Heritage  building. 7. Kerosene lamp with wicks were in use in railway as station master’s  table Lamp. It might have other uses as  there are various shapes and  visual appearances. 8. Container with handle made of brass to distribute water  from station platform to passengers whether on Board or on platform. A social duty to our important customers. 9. Kerosene lamp with wicks were in use in railway as station master’s  table lamp. It might have other uses as there are various shapes and visual appearances. 10. Iron cast paper weight of different shape & size embossed with BNR and a wooden frame to use to hold blotting paper. 11. Steam boiler to generate power to drive fly wheels atop of it so that these wheels could be  connected with shaft to transfer power  to rotate other devices like wheel Turner, Lathe, shaping machine and other auxiliary job required  for Machine shop. The unique steam power boiler was in use when Electric motor was not  Invented. It was built in the year 1916 and was in service up-to 1996 in  BDR – Bankura  District. Placed for exhibition at VIRASAT BHABAN on 13.08.07. 12. Mechanical calculator to keep account and ledger by Europeans during colonial days. It is collected from South institute -Adra, where entry for natives was restricted. 13. Valve set radio transmitter with tuning unit were in use long before VVLIC, LIC,IC Silicon Transistor, Germanium transistors(being used during in 2nd world war). 14. Tumbler (point) lever - made for B.N Railway by ISCA foundry Co. In the year 1903 at new port, England. It is still working in Adra yard. 15. A new documentary on Maitri Special (Bharat–Bagladesh new train communication) has been preserved.