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|company12details= [[Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway]]
 
|company12details= [[Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway]]
 
|headquarters= [[Bombay]] (BG), [[Ajmer]] (MG)
 
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|workshop= [[Parel]] (BG) see also [[Parel Railway Workshops]] <br>[[Ajmer]] (MG)
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|stations= [[Agra]], [[Ajmer]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Baroda]], [[Cawnpore]], [[Delhi]], [[Indore]], [[Jaipur]], [[Rutlam]], [[Surat]]
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|stations= '''[[Agra]]''', [[Ajmer]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Baroda]],'''[[Bombay]]''', '''[[Cawnpore]]''', '''[[Delhi]]''', [[Indore]], [[Jaipur]], [[Rutlam]], [[Surat]]
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|auxillary forces= [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment]]
 
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[[File: Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Map 1909, north section.png|thumb| Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Map 1909 – north/east section]]
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[[File: Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Map 1909, south section.png|thumb| Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Map 1909 – south/west section]]
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[[File:BB&CI Railway System Map 1937.png|thumb| BB&CIR System  1937 Map]]
  
 
The '''Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company''' (BB&CIR) was incorporated in 1855 for "the construction and working of a line from Bombay, ''via'' Surat and Baroda, to Ahmedabad - total about 320 miles. Capital 2,300,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 2,000,000''l''. capital and 4½ per cent . on 300,000''l''. debentures."  <ref>"Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.</ref>  
 
The '''Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company''' (BB&CIR) was incorporated in 1855 for "the construction and working of a line from Bombay, ''via'' Surat and Baroda, to Ahmedabad - total about 320 miles. Capital 2,300,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 2,000,000''l''. capital and 4½ per cent . on 300,000''l''. debentures."  <ref>"Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.</ref>  
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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In 1852 [[John Pitt Kennedy]] was introduced in London to Lieutenant-Colonel French, who had been Acting Resident at the Court of the Guicowar of Baroda. Colonel French wanted to get up a company to construct a line of railway from [[Baroda]] to Tankaria Bunda, in the gulf of Cambay, a distance of about 45 miles. Colonel Kennedy joined him, but instead of the original line proposed, they projected what became the '''Bombay, Baroda, and Central India railway''' <ref name=grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Pitt_Kennedy_(1796-1879) Grace's Guide "John Pitt Kennedy"]Retrieved on 21 Apr 2016</ref>.
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Their object was to open the most effectual line from Bombay, through the central and north-western districts, to meet the railway in progress of construction from [[Calcutta]] to [[Delhi]], together with all the branches that such a line could require. In 1853 the  '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] Company'''(BB&CIR) was formed with Colonel  [[John Pitt Kennedy]] appointed as consulting engineer and managing director. A staff of engineers was sent to Bombay, and during the cold season of 1853, comparative surveys, sufficient to lay a well-considered scheme before the Government, were made <ref name=grace/>.
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On the 3rd of November, 1854, the Governor-General, Lord Dalhousie, sanctioned the construction of the sections [[Broach]], and [[Baroda]], to [[Ahmedabad]], leaving the remainder of the scheme for future decision, and the work to be commenced at [[Bombay]]. The Home Government, however, decided that the work should be commenced at [[Surat]] <ref name=grace/>. Although on flat country, this. line had to traverse some of the mightiest rivers and water channels in the country including the [[Nerbudda (Broach) Bridge  BB&CIR| Nerbudda Bridge near Broach]] and the [[Taptee (Surat) Bridge BB&CIR|Taptee Bridge near Surat]]
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Construction commenced in 1855 and began work on track from [[Baroda]] to [[Surat]].  By 1865, the [[Bombay]]-[[Surat]]-[[Baroda]]-[[Ahmedabad]] route was complete in 1867. The [[Bombay Back Bay Reclamation Scheme Railway|Bombay Back Bay]] suburban service commenced in 1870 with one train in each direction each day. In 1871 the [[Bombay-Ahmadabad BB&CIR Main Line|Bombay-Ahmadabad Main Line]] was extended north  to [[Viramgam]] to 350 miles (563km).
  
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Formed in 1855 and began work on track from [[Baroda]] to [[Surat]]. By 1865, the [[Bombay]]-[[Surat]]-[[Baroda]]-[[Ahmedabad]] route was complete; in 1867, the [[Virar]]-Bombay Backbay suburban service commenced with one train in each direction each day. In 1871, trackage was 300.
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The [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Progress_on_State_lines._Paragraphs_5-10.3B_Pages_3-4| “1870-71 Annual Report for Indian Railways  for the BB&CIR“]] gives:- [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|‘Broad Gauge (BG)]] Line sanctioned  391 miles(629km), total line opened 312 miles(502km) and 72 miles(116km) to be finished’. The Report also details of  the [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Bombay.2C_Baroda_and_Central_India_Railway._Paragraphs_67.2C68.3B_Page_35|‘progress of the railway and the commercial summery’]] - ''see separate pages for details.''
  
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On 31 December 1905, ownership of the BB&CIR passed to the Government of India [[Government of India |GoI]] and a new company formed to manage the BB&CIR under a contract agreed in 1907 and revised in 1913.
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On 31 December 1905, ownership of the BB&CIR passed to the Government of India [[Government of India |(GoI)]] and a new company formed to manage the BB&CIR under a contract agreed in 1907 and revised in 1913<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page  12-22]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
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<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page  12-22]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
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<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf  H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012";  page 118-120, paragraph 3.18-3.25] Retrieved on 2 January 2016</ref>.
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<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf  H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012";  page 118-120, paragraph 3.18-3.25] Retrieved on 2 January 2016</ref>
 
  
 
Management of the BB&CIR passed to the GoI on 1 January 1942.
 
Management of the BB&CIR passed to the GoI on 1 January 1942.
  
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In 1951, the BB&CIR (less the Delhi-Rewari-Fazilka and Kanpur-Achnera sections) merged with the Saurashtra, Jaipur State, Jodhpur (Marwar-Phulad section), Rajasthan and Cutch State railways to become the Western Railway, a zone of Indian Railways.
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In 1951, the BB&CIR was split to form three Zones of [[Indian Railways]]:-
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*‘[[Western Railway]] Zone’ comprised most of the BB&CIR (less the Delhi-Rewari-Fazilka and Kanpur/Cawnpore-Achnera sections) , which were added to other railways  [[Western Railway|- ''see separate page'']]
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*‘[[Northern Railway]] Zone’ comprised the ‘Delhi-Rewari-Fazilka Section’ , which were added to other railways [[Northern Railway|  - ''see separate page'']]
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*‘[[North Eastern Railway]] Zone’ comprised the ‘Kanpur/Cawnpore-Achnera Section’ , which were added to other railways [[North Eastern Railway| - ''see separate page'']]
  
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==Branch Lines and extensions==
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==BB&CIR Collieries and Coal Supplies==
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''See separate pages''
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*  ‘[[Jarangdih Colliery]] was a  'Joint BB&CIR and [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway| 'Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway']] Colliery
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*  ‘[[Kurasia Colliery]] near Chirimiri was a  'BB&CIR Colliery’
  
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*[[Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway]]; opened 1902. A metre gauge branch of BB&CIR.
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==BB&CIR Bridges and Constructions==
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*[[Dholka-Dhandhuka Railway]]; opened 1922 as an extension to the above.
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See [[Bombay,_Baroda_%26_Central_India_Railway_Bridges_and_Constructions| '''BB&CIR Bridges and Constructions''']]
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*[[Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway]]; opened 1897. A metre gauge branch of BB&CIR.
 
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*[[Godhra-Ratlam-Nagda Railway]]; first section opened 1897. A broad gauge(BG) line. Initially worked by, and finally merged into BB&CIR.
 
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*[[Mathura-Hathras Provincial Railway]]; opened 1875. Section of BB&CIR  network
 
  
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==Railways absorbed into BB&CIR==
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==BB&CIR Main line, Branches and Extensions==
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The BB&CIR  owned and operated an extensive network of railways of mixed gauge 
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* Broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) - 868 miles/1397km (1905); 997 miles/1604km (1918); 1233 miles/1984km (1943)
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* Metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) - 2022 miles/3254km (1905); 1822 miles/2931km (1918); 1985/3195km miles (1943)
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* Narrow gauge 2ft 6in([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) - 132 miles/212km (1905); 326 miles/523km (1918); 152 miles/245km (1943)
  
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*[[Gujarat Railway Company]] - formed 1911. Owned and managed 3 lines [[Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway]]; [[Godhra-Lunavada Railway]]; [[Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway]]; all worked by BB&CIR and taken over 1922
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In 1918 the total length of line being worked as the BB&CIR system (both owned lines and managed/worked lines) was 3823 miles(6150km) opened plus a further 254 miles(407km) under construction or sanctioned for construction <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n21/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 12, pdf page 21]; Retrieved  4 Nov 2016</ref> .
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*[[Jaipur State Railway]]. Two State Railway branch lines (Jaipur-Sawai Madhopu, 1907 and Jaipur-Shaikhawati, 1916); worked by BB&CIR and merged 1900 into BB&CIR
 
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*[[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]]; formed from Rajputana State, Holkar, Scindia-Nimach and Neemuch Nasirabad Railways; worked then merged into BB&CIR(qv), 1900
 
  
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==Lines worked by BB&CIR at some time==
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See separate page '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked]]''' for details.
  
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*[[Baria State Railway]]; opened 1892. Independent Princely State railway; later renamed Baria-Piplod State Railway, worked by BB&CIR  
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==Lines worked by BB&CIR==
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*[[Bilimora-Kalamba State Railway]]; opened  1914-15. State line worked by BB&CIR
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The BB&CIR also managed, worked and maintained a number of mixed gauge lines on behalf of other parties.
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*[[Bodeli-Chhota Udaipur Railway]]; opened  1917-18. State lineworked by BB&CIR
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* Broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) - 1918 Total 202 miles(325km) <ref name=Admin/>.   
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*[[Broach-Jambusar Railway]]; opened 1914-15
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* Metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) - 1918 Total 456 miles(733km) <ref name=Admin/>.   
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*[[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]] (GBSR); Narrow Gauge network expanded from 1863 to 1929; initially worked by BB&CIR until 1924 own agency.
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* Narrow gauge 2ft 6in([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) - 1918 Total 326 miles(523km) <ref name=Admin/>.   
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*[[Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway]]; opened 1891; initially worked by BB&CIR; from 1921 by GBSR
 
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*[[Gaekwar's Petlad Railway]]; opened 1890. Initially worked by BB&CIR; later by GBSR
 
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*[[Kosamba-Zankhvav Railway]]; opened  1912. Constructed and worked by GBSR and later BB&CIR
 
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*[[Mehsana-Vadnager Railway]]; opened  1907. Worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Nagda-Mathura(Muttra) Railway]]; opened  1909. State line,  worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Nagda-Ujjain Railway]]; opened  1896. State line, worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Palanpur-Deesa  Railway]]; opened  1878>. Construction commenced 1878; worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Patri Railway]]; opened  1873. Worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Petlad-Cambay Railway]]; In  service 1901, worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Petlad-Vaso Railway]]; opened  1914-15. State line, worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Piplod-Devgad-Baria Railway]]; opened  c.1892. Independant Princely State Rly; later extended as Baria State Railway(qv), worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Rajpipla State Railway]]; Princely State Railways  ([[Anklesvar -Rajpipla Railway]], 1897; [[Jhagadia-Netrand  Railway]]> 1915) worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Ratlam-Nagda Railway]]; opened  1896. Extension to [[Tapti Valley Railway]]; worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Rewari-Ferozepore Railway]] ; Under construction 1882, worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Tarapur-Cambay State Railway]]; opened <1908. Branch line worked by BB&CIR
 
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*[[Tapti Valley Railway]]; Company formed 1896; opened 1898; worked by BB&CIR from 1899. Extended 1901, and named [[Surat-Amalner Railway]].
 
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*[[Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway]]; opened 1902; owned by Baroda State; worked by BB&CIR
 
  
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See separate page '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked]]''' for details.
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==Stations==
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See separate pages for details of the Stations and Rail System into the following major Cities:-
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* [[Agra_Railways_%26_Stations#Agra_Stations| ‘Agra Stations’]]
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* [[Bombay_Churchgate_HQ_and_Station_BB%26CIR| ‘ Bombay Churchgate Stations’]]
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*[[Bombay_Central_Station_BB%26CIR| ‘Bombay Central Station’ from 1930]]
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* [[Cawnpore_Railways_and_Stations#Cawnpore_Stations| ‘Cawnpore Stations’]]
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* [[Delhi_Railways_%26_Stations#Delhi_Stations| ‘Delhi Stations’]]
  
 
==Records==
 
==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]]
 
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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Unfortunately, there are no BB&CIR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]].
 
  
 
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
 
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
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*'''L /AG/46/6'''  “Records of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company; 1856-1947”
 
*'''L /AG/46/6'''  “Records of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company; 1856-1947”
  
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==Stations==
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==Personnel Records==
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Unfortunately, there are no BB&CIR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]].
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Only some records that have been found from different sources:-
  
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Bombay
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See separate page '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Personnel]]''' for details.
  
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*Grant Road
 
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*Marine Lines
 
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*Church Gate
 
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*Kolaba
 
 
==Historical books online==
 
==Historical books online==
 
*[https://archive.org/details/throughrajputan00stubgoog  ''Through Rajputana to Delhi : An Ilustrated Guide to the Districts Reached by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway''] by Carlton Stubbs 1907 Archive.org
 
*[https://archive.org/details/throughrajputan00stubgoog  ''Through Rajputana to Delhi : An Ilustrated Guide to the Districts Reached by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway''] by Carlton Stubbs 1907 Archive.org
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*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/57412 ''Bombay Baroda Central India Railway Company''] 1920 Pdf download, Digital Library of India
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*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.57412 ''Bombay Baroda Central India Railway Company: Traffic Statistics''] 1920.  Archive.org, mirror from  Digital Library of India.
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:[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/57589''Bombay Baroda Central India Railway Company''] 1921 Pdf download, Digital Library of India
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:[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.57589 ''Bombay Baroda Central India Railway Company: Traffic Statistics''] 1921.  Archive.org, mirror from  Digital Library of India.
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 11:12, 28 February 2021

Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
Bbciofficebombay.jpg
Churchgate Terminus & Offices, BBCIR, Bombay
Line of route
Bombay to Viramgam
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 504 miles (1905)
Timeline
1855 Formed as Guaranteed company
1905 Line acquired by State
Key locations
Presidency Bombay
Stations Ahmedabad, Baroda, Broach, Surat
System agency
1906 Worked by reformed BB&CIR
How to interpret this infobox
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
Bombay Baroda Central India Railway logo.jpg
Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway device
System timeline
1906 BBCIR contracted to work State line
1942 Working of system taken over by State
Constituent companies / lines
Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway
Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway
Gaekwar's Dabhoi Railway
Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway
Godhra-Ratlam-Nagda Railway
Nagda-Ujjain Railway
Palanpur-Deesa Railway
Petlad-Cambay Railway
Rajpipla Railway
Rajputana-Malwa Railway
Tapti Valley Railway
Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway
Key locations
Headquarters Bombay (BG), Ajmer (MG)
Workshops Parel (BG) see also Parel Railway Workshops
Ajmer (MG)
Major Stations Agra, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Baroda,Bombay, Cawnpore, Delhi, Indore, Jaipur, Rutlam, Surat

See also heading Stations for major stations marked bold

Successor system / organisation
1951 Western Railway (IR zone)
System mileage
Broad gauge 868 miles (1905)
1233 miles (1943)
Metre gauge 2022 miles (1905)
1985 miles (1943)
2'6" NG 132 miles (1905)
152 miles (1943)
Associated auxiliary force
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment
How to interpret this infobox
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Map 1909 – north/east section
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Map 1909 – south/west section
BB&CIR System 1937 Map

The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company (BB&CIR) was incorporated in 1855 for "the construction and working of a line from Bombay, via Surat and Baroda, to Ahmedabad - total about 320 miles. Capital 2,300,000l. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 2,000,000l. capital and 4½ per cent . on 300,000l. debentures." [1]

History

In 1852 John Pitt Kennedy was introduced in London to Lieutenant-Colonel French, who had been Acting Resident at the Court of the Guicowar of Baroda. Colonel French wanted to get up a company to construct a line of railway from Baroda to Tankaria Bunda, in the gulf of Cambay, a distance of about 45 miles. Colonel Kennedy joined him, but instead of the original line proposed, they projected what became the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India railway [2].

Their object was to open the most effectual line from Bombay, through the central and north-western districts, to meet the railway in progress of construction from Calcutta to Delhi, together with all the branches that such a line could require. In 1853 the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company(BB&CIR) was formed with Colonel John Pitt Kennedy appointed as consulting engineer and managing director. A staff of engineers was sent to Bombay, and during the cold season of 1853, comparative surveys, sufficient to lay a well-considered scheme before the Government, were made [2].

On the 3rd of November, 1854, the Governor-General, Lord Dalhousie, sanctioned the construction of the sections Broach, and Baroda, to Ahmedabad, leaving the remainder of the scheme for future decision, and the work to be commenced at Bombay. The Home Government, however, decided that the work should be commenced at Surat [2]. Although on flat country, this. line had to traverse some of the mightiest rivers and water channels in the country including the Nerbudda Bridge near Broach and the Taptee Bridge near Surat

Construction commenced in 1855 and began work on track from Baroda to Surat. By 1865, the Bombay-Surat-Baroda-Ahmedabad route was complete in 1867. The Bombay Back Bay suburban service commenced in 1870 with one train in each direction each day. In 1871 the Bombay-Ahmadabad Main Line was extended north to Viramgam to 350 miles (563km).

The “1870-71 Annual Report for Indian Railways for the BB&CIR“ gives:- ‘Broad Gauge (BG) Line sanctioned 391 miles(629km), total line opened 312 miles(502km) and 72 miles(116km) to be finished’. The Report also details of the ‘progress of the railway and the commercial summery’ - see separate pages for details.

On 31 December 1905, ownership of the BB&CIR passed to the Government of India (GoI) and a new company formed to manage the BB&CIR under a contract agreed in 1907 and revised in 1913[3] [4].

Management of the BB&CIR passed to the GoI on 1 January 1942.

In 1951, the BB&CIR was split to form three Zones of Indian Railways:-

BB&CIR Collieries and Coal Supplies

See separate pages

BB&CIR Bridges and Constructions

See BB&CIR Bridges and Constructions

BB&CIR Main line, Branches and Extensions

The BB&CIR owned and operated an extensive network of railways of mixed gauge

  • Broad gauge(BG) - 868 miles/1397km (1905); 997 miles/1604km (1918); 1233 miles/1984km (1943)
  • Metre gauge(MG) - 2022 miles/3254km (1905); 1822 miles/2931km (1918); 1985/3195km miles (1943)
  • Narrow gauge 2ft 6in(NG) - 132 miles/212km (1905); 326 miles/523km (1918); 152 miles/245km (1943)

In 1918 the total length of line being worked as the BB&CIR system (both owned lines and managed/worked lines) was 3823 miles(6150km) opened plus a further 254 miles(407km) under construction or sanctioned for construction [5] .

See separate page Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked for details.

Lines worked by BB&CIR

The BB&CIR also managed, worked and maintained a number of mixed gauge lines on behalf of other parties.

  • Broad gauge(BG) - 1918 Total 202 miles(325km) [5].
  • Metre gauge(MG) - 1918 Total 456 miles(733km) [5].
  • Narrow gauge 2ft 6in(NG) - 1918 Total 326 miles(523km) [5].

See separate page Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked for details.

Stations

See separate pages for details of the Stations and Rail System into the following major Cities:-

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 [6] gives a large number of references. The most important being:-

  • L /AG/46/6 “Records of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company; 1856-1947”

Personnel Records

Unfortunately, there are no BB&CIR staff records held in the India Office Records at the British Library.

Only some records that have been found from different sources:-

See separate page Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Personnel for details.

Historical books online

Bombay Baroda Central India Railway Company: Traffic Statistics 1921. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.

References

  1. ↑ "Money Market and City Intelligence", The Times, Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Grace's Guide "John Pitt Kennedy"Retrieved on 21 Apr 2016
  3. ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 12-22; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015
  4. ↑ H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; page 118-120, paragraph 3.18-3.25 Retrieved on 2 January 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 12, pdf page 21; Retrieved 4 Nov 2016
  6. ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search"; Retrieved 21 Jan 2016

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