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| − | The '''Godhra-Ratlam-Nagda Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line first opened in 1893 with the section | + | The '''Godhra-Ratlam-Nagda Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line first opened in 1893 with the section from [[Ratlam]], 1894 and [[Nagda]] 1895. |
<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V19_392.gif&volume=19 "Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 19, page 386 ... 1908"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V19_392.gif&volume=19 "Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 19, page 386 ... 1908"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1392957315076-history.pdf "History of Ratlam Division – Section 5. B.B. & C.I. Railway"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1392957315076-history.pdf "History of Ratlam Division – Section 5. B.B. & C.I. Railway"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
The railway was worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) and finally merged into BB&CIR. | The railway was worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) and finally merged into BB&CIR. | ||
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| + | ==Records== | ||
| + | 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>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | *'''L/F/8/13/984''' “Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Coy Contract as to taking over and working the Godhra-Rutlam Railway. Supplemental to the contract dated 24th September 1884; 1893” | ||
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Revision as of 15:31, 22 January 2016
The Godhra-Ratlam-Nagda Railway was a broad gauge(BG) line first opened in 1893 with the section from Ratlam, 1894 and Nagda 1895. [1] [2]
The railway was worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) and finally merged into BB&CIR.
Records
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the 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
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [3] gives the following: -
- L/F/8/13/984 “Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Coy Contract as to taking over and working the Godhra-Rutlam Railway. Supplemental to the contract dated 24th September 1884; 1893”
References
- ↑ "Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 19, page 386 ... 1908"; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015
- ↑ "History of Ratlam Division – Section 5. B.B. & C.I. Railway"; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016
