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*[[Great Southern of India Railway]], opened 1861. Merged with Carnatic Rly Company to form SIR ; 1872**[[Karaikkal-Peralam Railway]], opened 1898. Financed by French Govt, constructed by [[Great Southern of India Railway]]; later absorbed into SIR
The following are held in An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway<ref>[[India Office Records]] at the [[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 British Library“British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]]; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016</ref> gives many references. The most important being:-*'''L/AG/46/13''' "Records of the Great Southern of India Railway Company, 1859-74"*'''L/AG/46/38''' "Records of the India Office relating to the South Indian Railway Company, 1884-1914" *'''L/AG/46/18''' "Records of the South Indian Railway Company, 1891-1940"*'''L/F/7/12594-42606''' "Collection 400: South Indian Railway, dates unspecified"*'''L/F/7/2595''' “Collection 400/2: South Indian Railway: contracts Terms for incorporation of employmentcertain District Board Lines in Company's undertaking, 18911925-1940 (index not complete).37"
*'''Z/L/AG/46[[South Indian Railway Personnel]]''' gives details of notable SIR staff from many different sources. *These have been listed by SIR Department and in Chronological order.*The entries link to the [[: Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways, 1849-1925Category:Railway People|Notable Railway People]] pages.
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* [[Villupuram-Nellore Railway]], opened before 1891. State Railway, included with SIR , 1891
* [[Villupuram-Tiruvanamalai Railway]], opened before 1891. State Railway, included with SIR , 1891
*[[Quilon-Trivandrum Extension Railway]], first section opened 1918 completed 1931
==Railways absorbed into SIR==
*[[Great Southern of India Railway]], opened 1861. Merged with Carnatic Rly Company to form SIR ; 1872
*[[Carnatic Railway]]. Took over Indian Tramway, 1870; merged with Great Southern of India to form SIR , 1872
**[[Indian Tramway Co.]], opened 1865. Formerly Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway; Failed in 1870 and taken over by Carniatic Rly merged finally SIR..
==Lines worked by SIR at some time==
== 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]]
==Personnel==
'''India Office Records'''. The following are held in the [[India Office Records|IOR]] at the [[British Library]]:
*'''L/AG/46/18/1-4''' "Contracts of Employment, 1891-1940" (index not complete).
The above is indexed in:
*'''Z/L/AG/46''' "Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways, 1849-1925"
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