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'''North West Provinces & Oudh Provinces Railway''' | '''North West Provinces & Oudh Provinces Railway''' | ||
North-Western Province and Oudh Province were two separate provinces from 1856 to 1902, when they joined together as United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. | |||
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Provinces_of_Agra_and_Oudh Wikipedia " United Provinces of Agra and Oudh"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
The evidence indicates that by 1890 the North West Provinces & Oudh Provinces Railway was an organisational unit under the [[Public Works Department]](PWD) Railways Branch. They appear to be co-ordinating the various railways that ran through the two provinces. | |||
The railway abbreviation NWP&O as given in 1890 Civil List and Book cited | |||
<ref>The railway abbreviation NWP&O as given in 1890 Civil List PWD Railways page 42d </ref> | |||
<ref>[[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QS7FmiBwt-QC&printsec=frontcover&dq Google Books "Separatism Among India Muslims" by Francis Robinson - abbreviation section page xi. The initials NWP&O are frequently referred to in this book"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:02, 13 December 2015
North West Provinces & Oudh Provinces Railway
North-Western Province and Oudh Province were two separate provinces from 1856 to 1902, when they joined together as United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. [1]
The evidence indicates that by 1890 the North West Provinces & Oudh Provinces Railway was an organisational unit under the Public Works Department(PWD) Railways Branch. They appear to be co-ordinating the various railways that ran through the two provinces.
The railway abbreviation NWP&O as given in 1890 Civil List and Book cited [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Wikipedia " United Provinces of Agra and Oudh"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ The railway abbreviation NWP&O as given in 1890 Civil List PWD Railways page 42d
- ↑ [Google Books "Separatism Among India Muslims" by Francis Robinson - abbreviation section page xi. The initials NWP&O are frequently referred to in this book"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015