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The [[Sindia State Railway]] construction commenced in 1876 and the Engineers-in-Charge being William Mitchell and Horace Bell. | The [[Sindia State Railway]] construction commenced in 1876 and the Engineers-in-Charge being William Mitchell and Horace Bell. | ||
<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sindia_State_Railway | <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sindia_State_Railway Graces Guide "Sindia State Railway"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
The railway was opened 1881 by the Maharaja Sindia of Gwalior and under the management of Sir W S S Bissett until 1885 | The railway was opened 1881 by the Maharaja Sindia of Gwalior and under the management of Sir W S S Bissett until 1885. | ||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899)"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
<ref> India List and India Office List </ref> | <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA442&lpg=PA442&dq=BISSET+Sir+William+Sinclair+Smith+Bengal&source=bl&ots=eoLyW1kBT8&sig=fOAaf04oXbgT5vtpEHYMWz7rRLc&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqw_e1otnJAhWFMBoKHRRdDkEQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=BISSET%20Sir%20William%20Sinclair%20Smith%20Bengal&f=false Google Books "India List and India Office List 1905" page 442</ref> | ||
In 1886 the Sindia State Railway was operating out of Agra Cantonment station | In 1886 the Sindia State Railway was operating out of Agra Cantonment station along with Rajuputana Railway. | ||
<ref>[http://www.mocavo.co.uk/A-Gazetteer-of-the-Territories-Under-the-Government-of-the-Viceroy-of-India/898609/1015#9 | <ref>[http://www.mocavo.co.uk/A-Gazetteer-of-the-Territories-Under-the-Government-of-the-Viceroy-of-India/898609/1015#9 "Gazetteer of the Territories Under the Government of the Viceroy of India – 1886"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
There is no clear information on the history thereafter. It is thought that the line was being worked by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR) in 1890 | There is no clear information on the history thereafter. It is thought that the line was being worked by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR) in 1890 | ||
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It seems most likely that the Sindia State Railway joined with the IMR which had a comparatively brief existence before being amalgamated in 1900 with the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) | It seems most likely that the Sindia State Railway joined with the IMR which had a comparatively brief existence before being amalgamated in 1900 with the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 13 December 2015
The Sindia State Railway construction commenced in 1876 and the Engineers-in-Charge being William Mitchell and Horace Bell. [1]
The railway was opened 1881 by the Maharaja Sindia of Gwalior and under the management of Sir W S S Bissett until 1885. [2] [3]
In 1886 the Sindia State Railway was operating out of Agra Cantonment station along with Rajuputana Railway. [4]
There is no clear information on the history thereafter. It is thought that the line was being worked by Indian Midland Railway(IMR) in 1890 [5]
It seems most likely that the Sindia State Railway joined with the IMR which had a comparatively brief existence before being amalgamated in 1900 with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR)
References
- ↑ Graces Guide "Sindia State Railway"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899)"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA442&lpg=PA442&dq=BISSET+Sir+William+Sinclair+Smith+Bengal&source=bl&ots=eoLyW1kBT8&sig=fOAaf04oXbgT5vtpEHYMWz7rRLc&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqw_e1otnJAhWFMBoKHRRdDkEQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=BISSET%20Sir%20William%20Sinclair%20Smith%20Bengal&f=false Google Books "India List and India Office List 1905" page 442
- ↑ "Gazetteer of the Territories Under the Government of the Viceroy of India – 1886"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ Fibis Fact File No. 4