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'Madras-Tuticorin Mainline' info and link added; metre gauge conversion info added
|timeline4details=
|timeline5date= 1872
|timeline5details= Merged to form [[South Indian Railway]]and later(1875) converted to metre gauge
|presidency= [[Madras]]
|stations= [[Trichinopoly]]
In 1868, the GSIR line reached [[Erode]], connecting to the [[Madras Railway]] and [[David Logan]] was reappointed as Chief Engineer. "The GSIR was at that time a 5-foot 6-inch gauge line, extending from Negapatam to Erode. Its subsequent development into the system now known as the [[South Indian Railway]], about 1,100 miles in length, was carried out under Mr. Logan's direction."<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/David_Logan Grace’s Guide "David Logan"]; Retrieved on 19 Jun 2016</ref>.
On 1st July 1874 the Great Southern of India Railway Company and the [[Carnatic Railway]], were amalgamated under the title of the '''[[South Indian Railway]]'''(SIR). <br>These broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) lines were later(1875) converted to metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) to become part of the [[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline|'''SIR Madras-Tuticorin Mainline''' MG network - ''see separate page'']].
==Records==
==Further Information==
See '''[[South Indian Railway]]'''
and '''[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline]]'''
== References ==
