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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</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 PWD Railways page 42d | ||
| + | <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 - abbreviation section page xi. in ''Separatism Among India Muslims'' by Francis Robinson. The initials NWP&O are frequently referred to in this book</ref> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 30 November 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 PWD Railways page 42d [2] [3]
References
- ↑ [1] Wikipedia - United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
- ↑ The railway abbreviation NWP&O as given in 1890 Civil List PWD Railways page 42d
- ↑ [[2] Google Books - abbreviation section page xi. in Separatism Among India Muslims by Francis Robinson. The initials NWP&O are frequently referred to in this book
