View source for Larkana-Jacobabad (Sind) Light Railway

The [[Larkana-Jacobabad (Sind) Light Railway]] opened in c.1924. It was a  2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line  between [[Larkana]] and [[Jacobabad]]. The line was worked by [[North Western Railway]](NWR).

The railway is still in use today as part of Pakistan Railways. In 1956 the NG line line was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]].
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Railways Wikipedia "Pakistan Railways"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>

==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]]

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   25 Jan 2016</ref>
gives the following: -
*'''L/AG/46/34/1'''  “Copies of agreements with the Secretary of State, including those relating to the following lines worked by the (North Western State Railway) Company, 1893-1924: Larkana-Jacobabad (Sind) Light Railway .......; 1893-1924”
*'''L/F/8/20/1700'''  “Larkana-Jacobabad (Sind) Light Railway Limited, Contract for the construction maintenance and working of a railway; 1924”

== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]