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'''North West Provinces & Oudh Provinces Railway'''
 
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This railway abbreviation NWP&O as given in 1890 Civil List PWD Railways page 42d
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North-Western Province and Oudh Province were two separate provinces from 1856 to 1902, when they joined together as United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.
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<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Provinces_of_Agra_and_Oudh Wikipedia " United Provinces of Agra and Oudh"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
  
See https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QS7FmiBwt-QC&pg=PAxi&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false (scroll to section on abbreviations page xi). The initials are used quite a bit in this book.
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The evidence indicates that by 1890 the North West Provinces & Oudh Provinces Railway was an organisational unit under the [[Public Works Department]](PWD) Railways Branch. They appear to be co-ordinating the various railways that ran through the two provinces.
  
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The railway abbreviation NWP&O as given in 1890 Civil List and Book cited
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<ref>The railway abbreviation NWP&O as given in 1890 Civil List PWD Railways page 42d </ref>
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<ref>[[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QS7FmiBwt-QC&printsec=frontcover&dq Google Books "Separatism Among India Muslims" by Francis Robinson - abbreviation section page xi. The initials NWP&O are frequently referred to in this book"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 10:02, 13 December 2015

North West Provinces & Oudh Provinces Railway

North-Western Province and Oudh Province were two separate provinces from 1856 to 1902, when they joined together as United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. [1]

The evidence indicates that by 1890 the North West Provinces & Oudh Provinces Railway was an organisational unit under the Public Works Department(PWD) Railways Branch. They appear to be co-ordinating the various railways that ran through the two provinces.

The railway abbreviation NWP&O as given in 1890 Civil List and Book cited [2] [3]

References