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Formed 1891 from merger of [[Lucknow-Sitapur & Bareilly Railway]] and [[Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway]]; worked by [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]](R&KR) | Formed 1891 from merger of [[Lucknow-Sitapur & Bareilly Railway]] and [[Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway]]; worked by [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]](R&KR) | ||
<ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1899/aug/03/guaranteed-railways-in-india "Guaranteed Railways in India"] ''Hansard 1803-2005'' (accessed 04 December 2008)</ref> | <ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1899/aug/03/guaranteed-railways-in-india "Guaranteed Railways in India"] ''Hansard 1803-2005'' (accessed 04 December 2008)</ref> | ||
| − | <ref>[https:// | + | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n209/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 201]; Retrieved 19 Dec 2015</ref> |
The [[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]] was amalgamated in 1943 with the [[Bengal and North-Western Railway]](B&NWR and the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]] (R&KR) to form the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]](O&TR). | The [[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]] was amalgamated in 1943 with the [[Bengal and North-Western Railway]](B&NWR and the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]] (R&KR) to form the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]](O&TR). | ||
<ref>Great Britain. Law Commission, Stationery Office [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, paragraph 3.15. Retrieved on 31 December 2015.</ref> | <ref>Great Britain. Law Commission, Stationery Office [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, paragraph 3.15. Retrieved on 31 December 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | 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 26 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | *'''L /F/8/19/1436 ''' “Rohilkund and Kumaon and Lucknow Bareilly State Railways and Powayan Steam Tramway, Reprint of contracts showing modifications up to and includng the contract of July 3rd 1914; 1917” | ||
| + | *'''L /AG/46/35 ''' “Records of the India Office relating to the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company; 1882-1931” – ‘The Company also managed the Lucknow-Bareilly State’ | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 07:35, 25 January 2016
| Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Lucknow to Bareilly Mailani to Chandan Chowki (branch) | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 237 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Daliganj, Sitapur, Kheri, Pilibhit, Bhojeepura | |
| System agency | ||
| Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway was a metre gauge(MG) railway which formed an alternative northern "loop" between the cities of Lucknow and Bareilly to the broad gauge(BG) main line of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.
History
Formed 1891 from merger of Lucknow-Sitapur & Bareilly Railway and Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway; worked by Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway(R&KR) [1] [2]
The Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway was amalgamated in 1943 with the Bengal and North-Western Railway(B&NWR and the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway (R&KR) to form the Oudh and Tirhut Railway(O&TR). [3]
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 [4] gives the following: -
- L /F/8/19/1436 “Rohilkund and Kumaon and Lucknow Bareilly State Railways and Powayan Steam Tramway, Reprint of contracts showing modifications up to and includng the contract of July 3rd 1914; 1917”
- L /AG/46/35 “Records of the India Office relating to the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company; 1882-1931” – ‘The Company also managed the Lucknow-Bareilly State’
References
- ↑ "Guaranteed Railways in India" Hansard 1803-2005 (accessed 04 December 2008)
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 201; Retrieved 19 Dec 2015
- ↑ Great Britain. Law Commission, Stationery Office H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; page 118, paragraph 3.15. Retrieved on 31 December 2015.
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 26 Jan 2016
