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{{Line Railways Infobox | {{Line Railways Infobox | ||
|image= | |image= Bengal and North Western Railway Logo b.jpg | ||
|caption= | |caption= Bengal and North Western Railway Logo | ||
|route= | |route= | ||
|gauge1= Metre gauge | |gauge1= Metre gauge | ||
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<br>By 1918 this increased to 2046 miles(3293km); (1242 miles plus 804 miles TSR) | <br>By 1918 this increased to 2046 miles(3293km); (1242 miles plus 804 miles TSR) | ||
<ref name=Admin1918>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n165/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 157-162]; Retrieved 16 Apr 2020</ref> | <ref name=Admin1918>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n165/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 157-162]; Retrieved 16 Apr 2020</ref> | ||
<br> | <br>By 1937 there was 2108 miles(3392km); (1270 miles plus 740 miles TSR) | ||
<ref name=Admin1937>https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’pages 11-20, pdf 32-41]; Retrieved 16 Apr 2020</ref> | <ref name=Admin1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’pages 11-20, pdf 32-41]; Retrieved 16 Apr 2020</ref> | ||
[[B&NWR Lines Owned and Worked|''See separate page'' '''B&NWR Lines Owned and Worked''' ''for full details of all lines'' ]] | [[B&NWR Lines Owned and Worked|''See separate page'' '''B&NWR Lines Owned and Worked''' ''for full details of all lines'' ]] | ||
== Classification == | |||
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 – Class 1 railway system <ref name=Admin1937/>. | |||
==B&NWR Railway Workshops== | ==B&NWR Railway Workshops== | ||
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==B&NWR Railway Constructions== | ==B&NWR Railway Constructions== | ||
[[File:B&NWR Bridges ABC.png|thumb|B&NWR Bridges]] | |||
* [[Izat Bridge | ''See separate page for details'' | ||
* [[ | * '''[[Inchcape Bridge]]''' marked '''A''' on map | ||
* '''[[Izat Bridge]]''' marked '''B''' on map | |||
* '''[[Elgin Bridge, Barabanki|Elgin Bridge]]''' marked '''C''' on map | |||
==Records== | ==Records== | ||