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The ECSR opened the line from [[Cuttack]] via Khurda Road to [[PuriFile:East Coast Railway - Northern Section.png|thumb| East Coast Railway - Northern Section]] in 1893, having a comparatively brief existence before being divided.
The other part of ECSR was absorbed by the '''Other records'''*[[Bengal-Nagpur RailwayRobert Richard Gales]] in 1902. == Records ==Unfortunately, there are no ECSR Staff appointments held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]]. An onbetween 1895-line search of the 1900, [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British LibraryEast Coast State Railway]] relating to this railway Assistant Manager <ref>[http://searcharchiveswww.gracesguide.blco.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search1922_Who's_Who_In_Engineering:_Name_G Grace's Guide "Who's Who 1922"]; Retrieved Retrieved 5 Apr 19 Jul 2016</ref>gives the following:-*L/F/8/16/1091; "Bengal-Nagpur Railway, Contract as to taking over a part of East Coast State Railway and construction of extensions and branch lines"; 23 Jan 1902 *L/F/8/16/1104; "Madras Railway Company, Contract as to maintenance, management and working of a portion of the East Coast Railway by the Company"; 31 Dec 1902.
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The route included the construction of the [[Kistna Bridge, Bezwada(ECR)| Kistna Bridge at Bezwada]] to cross the River Kistna. This bridge was designed by Sir [[Alexander Meadows Rendel|Alexander Rende]]l with [[Francis Joseph Edward Spring|F J E Spring]] as Engineer-in-Chief and [[Ernest Ifill Shadbolt]] as Executive Engineer on construction.
The ECSR had a comparatively brief existence before being divided:- '''ECSR Northern Section''' The ECSR opened the first section from [[Vizianagaram]] to [[Waltair]], 38 miles in 1893 in 1893; extended northwards to reach [[Cuttack]] in 1897 via Naupada, Berhampur, Ganjam and Kurdha to [[Cuttack]] . Total length 294 miles(470km). <ref name =AdminBNR>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n91/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 3 (pdf11)]; Retrieved 1 Dec 2016</ref>*’Naupada Salt Branch’ , a short line 2.4 miles(3.8km) from Parlakimedi Road (Naupada) ]] <ref name =PersonnelAdminBNR/>.*’Puri Branch’, opened 1897, 27 miles(43km) from Khurda to [[Puri]] ]].<ref name =AdminBNR/>. In 1902 the ECSR was divided with the Northern Section being transferred to the '''[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]''' (BNR ). '''ECSR Southern Section'''[[File:East Coast Railway - Southern Section.png|thumb| East Coast Railway - Southern Section]]The ECSR opened the section southwards from [[Waltair]] to [[Rajahmundry]] in 1893. Also in 1893 from [[Bezwada ]] northwards to Kovvur. The line was completed in 1900 with the opening of the [[Havelock Bridge]] over the Godavari River connecting [[Rajahmundry]] to Kovvur. The line length was 217 miles(436km) <ref name =AdminM&SMR>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n91/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 82 (pdf91)]; Retrieved 1 Dec 2016</ref> The In 1901 the Southern Section was transferred to the '''[[Madras Railway]]'''(MR) in 1901; subsequently renamed [[Madras (North-East) Railway]]; becoming the [[Madras-Waltair NE Mainline]] of the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR) in 1908. == Records ==An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] 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 5 Apr 2016</ref>gives the following:-*L/F/8/16/1091; "Bengal-Nagpur Railway, Contract as to taking over a part of East Coast State Railway and construction of extensions and branch lines"; 23 Jan 1902 *L/F/8/16/1104; "Madras Railway Company, Contract as to maintenance, management and working of a portion of the East Coast Railway by the Company"; 31 Dec 1902 ==PersonnelRecords==Unfortunately, there are no ECSR Staff appointments held in the [[India Office Records|IORecords]]. '''1905 India List" ''' records the following staff from the [[Public Works Department]] posted to the East Coast State Railway (ECSR) <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA466 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429)] Retrieved on 18 Jul 2016</ref>:-
*Survey and Construction
**[[Henry Wilkins Clift]], 1889, ECSR Survey, Executive Enginner <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA456 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 456 (pdf page 419)] Retrieved on 29 May 2016</ref>.
**[[Frank Haman Walford Morse]], 1890, ECSR Survey, Executive Engineer and in 1894, Executive Engineer on open sections of line <ref name=name>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA569 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 571 (pdf page 534)] Retrieved on 29 May 2016</ref>.
**[[Abel John Oldham]], 1890, ECSR Executive Engineer <ref > India Civil List 1890, page 41</ref>.
*Management
**[[Alfred Brereton]], 1893, ECSR Manager and Engineer-in-Chief <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA448 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 448 (pdf page 411)] Retrieved on 29 May 2016</ref>.
**[[Willoughby Verner Constable]], 1898, ECSR Manager <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA466 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429)] Retrieved on 29 May 2016</ref>. The Southern part of ECSR was transferred to the [[Madras Railway]](MR) in 1901; subsequently renamed [[Madras (North-East) Railway]], becoming part of [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR) in 1908.
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