Records of the India Office relating to the North Western State Railway
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The North Western State Railway was created in 1886 by the amalgamation of the Scinde-Punjab-Delhi Railway (see IOR/L/AG/46/17), the Indus Valley State Railway and the Punjab Northern State Railway. In 1948 the N.W.R. was divided between India and Pakistan, the Indian section being renamed the Ea...
Records of the India Office relating to the South Behar Railway Company
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Company formed in 1895. Line ran south west from Luckeeserai in Monghyr District to Gaya, a distance of some 79 miles. Run by the East Indian Railway Company. Taken over by Government in 1906.
Records of the India Office relating to the South Indian Railway Company
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Formed in 1874 by the amalgamation of the Great Southern of India Railway Company (see IOR/L/AG/46/13) with the Carnatic Railway Company. Purchased by Government in 1891 but leased back to private management. In 1908 it acquired the Jalarpet-Mangalore section of the Madras Railway. At its greates...
Records of the India Office relating to the Tapti Valley Railway Company
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Company formed in India in 1896. Line ran eastward from Surat City to Amalner via Nandurbar and Sindkheda, a distance of some 156 miles. Worked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company from 1899 (see IOR/L/AG/46/6). Owned and managed by Government from 1942.