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The '''Tenali-Repalle Railway'''was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line, owned by  [[Guntur District Board]], and opened in 1916.
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The '''Tenali-Repalle Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line, owned by  [[Guntur District Board]], and opened in 1916.
 
   
 
   
 
It was part of the '''[[Guntur-Repalle Railway]]''' and was built and worked by the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR). The line ran from [[Guntur]] to [[Repalle]] a length of 21 miles(34km)
 
It was part of the '''[[Guntur-Repalle Railway]]''' and was built and worked by the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR). The line ran from [[Guntur]] to [[Repalle]] a length of 21 miles(34km)
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 850]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref>
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<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n93/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 85]; Retrieved 29 Jan 2016</ref>
  
 
It was proposed in 1916 to extend the line from [[Repalle]] to [[Viseswaram]], however the construction was postponed due to the war.
 
It was proposed in 1916 to extend the line from [[Repalle]] to [[Viseswaram]], however the construction was postponed due to the war.
 
<ref>http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
 
<ref>http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
 
“Administration Report on the Railways in India 1916” page 16]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref>  
 
“Administration Report on the Railways in India 1916” page 16]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref>  
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==Records==
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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  Jan 2016</ref>
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*'''L/F/8/20/1795'''  “District Board of Guntur, Agreement for working the Tenali-Repalle Branch Railway through the agency of the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Company; 1936
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*'''L/F/7/1524'''  “ Collection 266/12: Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway: Contract for working Tenali-Repalle Railway....; 1937-1947" 
  
 
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Revision as of 11:25, 28 January 2016

The Tenali-Repalle Railway was a broad gauge(BG) line, owned by Guntur District Board, and opened in 1916.

It was part of the Guntur-Repalle Railway and was built and worked by the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway(M&SMR). The line ran from Guntur to Repalle a length of 21 miles(34km) [1]

It was proposed in 1916 to extend the line from Repalle to Viseswaram, however the construction was postponed due to the war. [2]

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/8/20/1795 “District Board of Guntur, Agreement for working the Tenali-Repalle Branch Railway through the agency of the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Company; 1936
  • L/F/7/1524 “ Collection 266/12: Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway: Contract for working Tenali-Repalle Railway....; 1937-1947"

References