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==Institutions==
East Indian Railway School, Oak Grove. Refer [[Schools]].
(<sup>1) </sup> "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
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Built on the same terms and conditions as the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR), the '''East Indian Railway''' (EIR) was a British company, registered in London, privately owned and financed, operating under license and guarantee from the (British) Board of Control in India and the [[East India Company]] (EIC).
By 1859, the arrangements were "the construction and working of lines from [[Calcutta]] to [[Delhi]], and from [[Allahabad]] to [[Jubbulpore|Juppulpore]] - total, about 1,400 miles. Capital - 12,731,000''l''. This amount has been sanctioned for the works specified, but it is probable that a larger sum will be required. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent. on 11,553,000''l''. capital; 4½ per cent. on 1,178,000''l''. debentures, convertible into shares." (<sup>1)</sup>
== History ==
The GoI took over the direct running of the EIR on 1 January 1925.
==== Indian Railways ====
In 1952. the EIR was merged with the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] (BNR) to form Indian Railways' '''Eastern Railway'''. In 1955, BNR was demerged to form '''South East Railway'''.
== Oragnisation ==
By 1914, EIR was organised into the following departments, each with its own workshops with the main ones shown.
# Agency
# Audit & Accounts
# Carriage & Wagon
## [[Lilloah]]
## [[Allahabad]]
# Colliery
# Electrical
# Engineering
# Locomotive
## [[Allahabad]]
## [[Asansol]]
## [[Dhanbaid]]
## [[Dinapore]]
## [[Jamalpur]]
## [[Tundla]]
# Medical
# Printing
# Provifent Institution
# Stores
# Traffic
## [[Calcutta]] (Head Office)
## [[Allahabad]]
## [[Asansol]]
## [[Cawnpore]]
## [[Howrah]]
## [[Howrah Goods]]
## [[Delhi]]
## [[Dhanbaid]]
## [[Dinapore]]
## [[Gya]]
## [[Sahebgunge]]
## [[Tundla]]
== Schools ==
The EIR operated many schools, of which probably the best known was Oak Grove School at [[Mussoorie]]. Oak Grove School is still associated with Indian Railways and further information can be found [[Schools|here]].
*L/AG/46/11/138-141 : Half-yearly staff lists, 1861-1890 & 1911-1922 (giving ages from 1886)
== Notes ==
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Guaranteed Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]
