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'''Burn & Co Ltd (Wagon Manufacuturer)'''
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'''Burn & Co Ltd'''
  
 
Burn and Company was established in 1781 as a firm of architects and builders in [[Calcutta]] and engineers at [[Howrah]] with a foundry.  
 
Burn and Company was established in 1781 as a firm of architects and builders in [[Calcutta]] and engineers at [[Howrah]] with a foundry.  
  
The Howrah works became a major railway contactor from the very beginning of railways in India in the 1850’s.With the rapid expansion of Railways, Burn & Company started manufacturing Railway rolling stock at [[Howrah]] to cater to the increasing demand.  
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'''Wagon Manufacturing'''
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The Howrah works became a major railway contactor from the very beginning of railways in India in the 1850’s. With the rapid expansion of Railways, Burn & Company started manufacturing Railway rolling stock at [[Howrah]] to cater to the increasing demand.  
 
<ref>[http://www.burnstandard.com/history.html "Burn Standard Company History"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>
 
<ref>[http://www.burnstandard.com/history.html "Burn Standard Company History"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>
 
<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0520023773 Google Books "Business and Politics in India by Stanley A. Kochanek"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>
 
<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0520023773 Google Books "Business and Politics in India by Stanley A. Kochanek"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>
 
<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0415190126 Google Books "Private Investment in India, 1900-1939 by Amiya Kumar Bagchi"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>
 
<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0415190126 Google Books "Private Investment in India, 1900-1939 by Amiya Kumar Bagchi"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>
  
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'''Railway Construction and Operation'''
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The [[Deogarh Railway]] first opened in 1882 and was constructed on the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and worked by Messers Burn & Co Ltd of Calcutta up to 30 June 1911. It was acquired by the State and incorporated with the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) on the 1 July 1911 and converted to the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) on 13 Sep 1913 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n62/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 54, pdf page 62. ‘’Note Deoghur  is incorrect spelling’’]; Retrieved 26 Aug 2016</ref>
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'''Burn Standard Company Limited'''
 
The company merged with the [[Indian Standard Wagon Co Ltd]] (founded in 1918, at Burnpur) to become the Burn Standard Company Limited and developed excellence in manufacturing Railway wagons, forged components, springs etc.
 
The company merged with the [[Indian Standard Wagon Co Ltd]] (founded in 1918, at Burnpur) to become the Burn Standard Company Limited and developed excellence in manufacturing Railway wagons, forged components, springs etc.
  
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Revision as of 05:21, 27 August 2016

Burn & Co Ltd

Burn and Company was established in 1781 as a firm of architects and builders in Calcutta and engineers at Howrah with a foundry.

Wagon Manufacturing

The Howrah works became a major railway contactor from the very beginning of railways in India in the 1850’s. With the rapid expansion of Railways, Burn & Company started manufacturing Railway rolling stock at Howrah to cater to the increasing demand. [1] [2] [3]

Railway Construction and Operation

The Deogarh Railway first opened in 1882 and was constructed on the metre gauge(MG) and worked by Messers Burn & Co Ltd of Calcutta up to 30 June 1911. It was acquired by the State and incorporated with the East Indian Railway(EIR) on the 1 July 1911 and converted to the broad gauge(BG) on 13 Sep 1913 [4]


Burn Standard Company Limited The company merged with the Indian Standard Wagon Co Ltd (founded in 1918, at Burnpur) to become the Burn Standard Company Limited and developed excellence in manufacturing Railway wagons, forged components, springs etc.

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