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<big>'''M&SMR Railway Workshops'''</big>

The [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR) was formed in 1908 from the merging of the [[Madras Railway]] and the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]]. Two workshops were brought into the newly formed company from the [[Madras Railway]] and one from the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]].
 

'''Madras Railway Workshop'''
The workshop for the [[Madras Railway]] was located in [[Madras]]
<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_377.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 371.]; Retrieved 8 Mar 2020</ref>. 


'''Perambur Railway Workshop'''
<br> [[Perambur ]]  is situated about 7 km from Madras  Central and was a station on the [[Madras Railway]], which later became the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]. 
<br>The rise of [[Perambur]] as a premier Anglo-Indian centre was mainly due to the location there of  the Carriage Works and Loco Works and the huge Perambur Railway Colony popularly known as the Pananthope Railway Colony.
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perambur  Wikipedia  ‘Permbur’ ]; Retrieved 29 Feb 2020</ref>
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perambur_railway_station Wikipedia ‘Perambur railway station’]; Retrieved 29 Feb 2020</ref>,  
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perambur_Carriage_Works_railway_station Wikipedia ‘Perambur Carriage Works railway station’]; Retrieved 29 Feb 2020</ref>,
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perambur_Loco_Works_railway_station Wikipedia Perambur ‘Loco Works railway station’]; Retrieved 29 Feb 2020</ref>


'''Dharwad Railway Workshop'''
<br>In later years described as the '''Hubli Railway Workshops'''
<br>[[Dharwar|Dharwad+]] is situated about 15km from [[Hubli]] and was a station on the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]], which later became the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]].

In 1880, the British started the Railway workshop at  [[Dharwar]] and with this Hubli came to be reckoned as an industrial centre in this part of India. 
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubli Wikipedia ‘Hubli’]; Retrieved 29 Feb 2020</ref>.

''Note''
<br>+[[Dharwar|Dharwad, modern name Dharwar]]


'''Podanur Railway Workshop'''
The Imperial Gazetteer of India states '[[Podanur]] was the junction of the Nilgiri branch of the [[Madras Railway]] with the main line, and the site of cosiderable railway worshops' <ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_163.gif&volume=20  Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 157.]; Retrieved 8 Mar 2020</ref>. 

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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Locomotive Manufacturers and Repairers‎]]
[[Category:Railway Wagon & Carriage Manufacturer‎]]