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*Rajputana State Railway (RSR) | *Rajputana State Railway (RSR) | ||
*[[Holkar State Railway]], which had opened 1874 from Khandwa reaching Indore, 1876. | *[[Holkar State Railway]], which had opened 1874 from Khandwa reaching Indore, 1876. | ||
*[[Scindia- | *[[Scindia-Neemuch Railway]] from Indore to Nimach, including a branch line from Indore to Ujjain opened in August 1876 . The entire line was completed in 1879-80 | ||
*[[Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway]], Neemuch to Ajmer, the construction was started in 1879, and the work completed in March 1881 | *[[Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway]], Neemuch to Ajmer, the construction was started in 1879, and the work completed in March 1881 | ||
*[[Western Rajputana State Railway]], known to have existed but no information found. | *[[Western Rajputana State Railway]], known to have existed but no information found. | ||
All these railways were worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) | All these railways were worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) | ||
State Railways; all worked by BB&CIR. | State Railways; all worked by BB&CIR. | ||
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajputana-Malwa_Railway "Rajputana-Malwa Railway"] ''Wikipedia''</ref> | |||
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Railway_%28India%29 "Western Railway (India)"] ''Wikipedia''</ref> | |||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html "Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears: Col F S Stanton"] ''The Indian Railways Fan Club''</ref> | |||
<ref>[http://www.kipling.org.uk/rg_marque_raj_railways.htm "Railway Development in Rajputana to 1888"] ''The Kipling Society''</ref> | |||
The separate identity of RMSR remained only for a shortwhile and its management was handed over to BB&CIR on 1 January 1885. | The separate identity of RMSR remained only for a shortwhile and its management was handed over to BB&CIR on 1 January 1885. | ||
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In 1895, the first steam locomotive to be entirely built in India was turned out of Ajmer Works. | In 1895, the first steam locomotive to be entirely built in India was turned out of Ajmer Works. | ||
In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR), becoming the latter's Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) section; known as Ratlam Division of BB&CIR | In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR), becoming the latter's Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) section; known as Ratlam Division of BB&CIR. | ||
==Associated Military Force== | ==Associated Military Force== | ||
*[[Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps]] | *[[Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps]] | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||