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The '''Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, opened in 1913, a length of 28 miles(45km) and served from [[Nadiad]]. The railway was owned and managed by the [[Guzerat Railway Company]]. | The '''Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, opened in 1913, a length of 28 miles(45km) and served from [[Nadiad]]. The railway was owned and managed by the [[Guzerat Railway Company]]. | ||
| − | <ref>[https:// | + | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n243/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 235]; Retrieved 26 Jan 2016</ref> |
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<ref>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y "Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y "Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
The company was taken over by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) in 1922 | The company was taken over by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) in 1922 | ||
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| + | ==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]] | ||
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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 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | *'''L/F/8/17/1361''' “Nadiad-Kapadvanj and Godhralunavada Railways, Agreement and indenture; 1914" | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 06:01, 26 January 2016
The Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, opened in 1913, a length of 28 miles(45km) and served from Nadiad. The railway was owned and managed by the Guzerat Railway Company. [1] [2]
The company was taken over by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) in 1922
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 [3] gives the following: -
- L/F/8/17/1361 “Nadiad-Kapadvanj and Godhralunavada Railways, Agreement and indenture; 1914"
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 235; Retrieved 26 Jan 2016
- ↑ "Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved Jan 2016
