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The '''Cuddapah-Nellore State Railway''' from [[Tirupati]] ( Ranigunta ) to [[Nellore]] was under survey/construction by the Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]] with [[Frederick Lewis Dibblee]] Executive/Superintending Engineer in 1884-5; followed by [[Charles Albert Bull]] 1886 as Engineer-in-chief. The opened in 1887 thus linking [[Vijayawada]] and [[Chennai]]and [[Charles Albert Bull]] became the Superitendent of Way and Works until 1891.This Te Railway was worked by the [[South Indian Railway]](SIR), who attempted to purchase that section from the State.<ref>[http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Indian_Engineering_1000104477/187 forgottenbooksForgottenbooks.com "Indian Engineering March 12, 1887"; p.133 (188)]; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA452 Google Books - "India List 1905" pages 451-452 for BULL, Charles Albert, M.I.C.E., late India Public Works Dept]; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/genealogy/dibblee/railways.htm "Railways worked on by F L Dibblee between 1856 and 1888"]; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>
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[[Category:Indian States State Railways]]
