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'''Guntur-Repalle Railway''' | The '''Guntur-Repalle Railway''' was built and worked by the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR) and the first section opened in 1914. The line ran from [[Guntur]] to [[Repalle]] | ||
The [[Tenali-Repalle Railway]] section owned by [[Guntur District Board]] and opened in 1916. | |||
==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 23 Jan 2016</ref> | |||
gives the following: - | |||
*'''L/F/8/17/1363 ''' “Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Company Limited, Contract for the construction and working of the Guntur-Tenali section of the Guntur-Repalle Railway; 1914” | |||
==Further Information== | |||
See '''[[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
[[Category:District Railway Boards]] | [[Category:District Railway Boards]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:57, 4 February 2016
The Guntur-Repalle Railway was built and worked by the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway(M&SMR) and the first section opened in 1914. The line ran from Guntur to Repalle
The Tenali-Repalle Railway section owned by Guntur District Board and opened in 1916.
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 [1] gives the following: -
- L/F/8/17/1363 “Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Company Limited, Contract for the construction and working of the Guntur-Tenali section of the Guntur-Repalle Railway; 1914”
Further Information
See Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
References
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 23 Jan 2016