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Name East Indian Railway, 1845-1925

1. IOR/R/15/1/124

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/124
Title:
Vol 167: Miscellaneous Letters Inward and Outward
Scope & Content:
A collection of letters written and received by Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, in 1850. Other correspondents include Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Acting Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, and Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay. The topics covered in th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1850-18 Nov 1850
Extent:
1 volume, 7 items (18 folios)

2. IOR/X/12134

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/12134
Title:
(Copied) Trial Section of Line Proposed by Mr Oldham. E.I.R. 1953. No. 142.
Scope & Content:
A manuscript trial section of a railway proposed for the East India Railway by Mr. Oldham. 'Trial section from Grand Trunk Road near Assenole Dawk Bungalow by Chuckye to join the proposed river line at Burrhea near the Ganges.' Draftsman Geo. Turnbull.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1853
Extent:
1 rolled sheet

3. Mss Eur B212

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B212
Title:
Samuel Carrington papers.
Scope & Content:
Notebook containing copies of letters (1857-1858) and original letters (1857-79) from Samuel Carrington (b 1832), Civil Engineer, East Indian Railway 1857-87; describing voyage to India, the Mutiny, work on railways, family matters, and travels including visit to Japan (1875), China and other pl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1881
Extent:
2 items

4. Mss Eur C532

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C532
Title:
Frederick Mccullagh papers.
Scope & Content:
Form, dated 15 Jul 1890, signed by Frederich McCullagh, accepting the terms and conditions of his apprenticeship at the East Indian Railway Company, Calcutta; also document, dated 4 Apr 1902, concerning his service in the East Indian Railway Volunteer Regiment.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890-1902
Extent:
2 folios

5. Mss Eur C612

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C612
Title:
East Indian Railway papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters received by William Robinson from the East Indian Railway concerning his appointment as a platelayer (1861); list of implements in Rajasthani with English translation (1863); two fragments in Kaithi characters.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1861-1863
Extent:
10 folios

6. Mss Eur C722

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C722
Title:
Nicholas Marshall Cummins papers.
Scope & Content:
Copy of memoir entitled "Escape from Delhi" written c1902, by Nicholas Marshall Cummins (1835-1904), employee of East India Railway and volunteer combatant at Agra, of his experiences during the Indian Mutiny; and a copy of his memoirs entitled "A Soldier of the Queen".
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
2 Items

7. Mss Eur C808

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C808
Title:
Accounts of British rule in India, in particular of the Bihar Earthquake 1934 with copy photographs of earthquake damage, and Calcutta and Bengal 1939-48, by Margaret Stavridi, wife of A G Stavridi, East Indian Railway engineer; also printed account of `East Indian Railway and Damodar Flood Breaches, 1943'; and Japanese war propaganda leaflet [1942].
Scope & Content:
Accounts of British rule in India, in particular of the Bihar Earthquake 1934 with copy photographs of earthquake damage, and Calcutta and Bengal 1939-48, by Margaret Stavridi, wife of A G Stavridi, East Indian Railway engineer; also printed account of `East Indian Railway and Damodar Flood Breac...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1934-1948
Extent:
1 folder

8. Mss Eur E416

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E416
Title:
P J D De Lautour papers.
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning the Rikhikesh-Karanprayag Railway Survey in the Ganges Valley, including a report by Capt P J D de Lautour, Executive Engineer, East Indian Railway, a photograph album, maps and plans; also a technical notebook belonging to Lautour.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1926-1929
Extent:
1 box; 1 folder

9. Mss Eur F127

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F127
Title:
Papers of Lt-Gen Sir Richard Strachey, Bengal Engineers 1836-75, member of Council of India 1875-89, Chairman, East India Railway Company from 1889; and of other members of the Strachey family, including Sir John Peter Grant, Bengal Civil Service, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal 1859-62
Scope & Content:
Strachey Collection: papers of Lt-Gen Sir Richard Strachey (1817-1908), Bengal Engineers 1836-75; Member, Council of India 1875-78 and 1879-89; Chairman, East India Railway Company from 1889; of his wife Jane Maria; and of his father-in-law Sir John Peter Grant (1807-93), Bengal Civil Service 182...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1781-1927
Extent:
485 items

10. Mss Eur F133

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F133
Title:
Papers forming part of the estates of Indian Army officers, surgeons and men; and of personnel of the East Indian Railway Company who died in India
Scope & Content:
Papers found in the India Office vaults in King Charles St, forming part of the estates of some sixty-four army officers, surgeons and men, and personnel of the East Indian Railway Company, who died in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1802-1893
Extent:
181 items