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| The '''South Bihar Railway''' Company was formed in 1895. The Line ran south west from [[Luckeeserai]] in Monghyr District to [[Gaya]], a distance of some 79 miles(126km)<ref name=name/>.
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| The railway was privately owned by the South Bihar Railway Company and was leased to the State to be worked as part of the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) network. The railway was taken over by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) in 1906
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| ==Records==
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| Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
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| An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref name=name> [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 28 Jan 2016</ref>
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| gives several references. The most important being:-
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| *'''L/AG/46/37 ''' “Records of the India Office relating to the South Behar Railway Company; 1895-1906” with Catalogue remark ‘Company formed in 1895. Line ran south west from Luckeeserai in Monghyr District to Gaya, a distance of some 79 miles. Run by the East Indian Railway Company. Taken over by Government in 1906’.
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| == References ==
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| <references />
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| [[Category:Railways]]
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| [[Category:Private Railways]]
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| [[Category:State Railways]]
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