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The '''Dasghara-Jamalpurgunj Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway extension of 8 miles(12km) length to the [[Bengal Provincial Railway]](BPR) Company network. | The '''Dasghara-Jamalpurgunj Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway extension of 8 miles(12km) length to the [[Bengal Provincial Railway]](BPR) Company network. | ||
<ref>[http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/19119/1/BPT7832.pdf "1948 National Planning Committee Report"; page 114]; Retrieved 2 Feb 2016</ref> | <ref>[http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/19119/1/BPT7832.pdf "1948 National Planning Committee Report"; page 114]; Retrieved 2 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
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Special Shares were issued by BPR in December 1916 and the line was completed after 1919. | Special Shares were issued by BPR in December 1916 and the line was completed after 1919. | ||
<ref>[http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/spink-singapore-pte-ltd/catalogue-id-srspin10003/lot-b709ba5d-1a88-4f0b-b162-a4d60117a337 Spinks Auctions "Share Certificate 1916"]; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/spink-singapore-pte-ltd/catalogue-id-srspin10003/lot-b709ba5d-1a88-4f0b-b162-a4d60117a337 Spinks Auctions "Share Certificate 1916"]; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
Some documents use the spelling '''Deshghara Jamalpurgunj Railway''' | |||
==Records== | ==Records== | ||
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An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway | 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 22 Jan 2016</ref> | <ref name=name>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
gives the following: - | gives the following: - | ||
*'''L/F/8/19/1451''' “Bengal Provincial Railway Company Limited, Contract for construction and working of a railway from Dasghara to Jamalpurganj; 1919” | *'''L/F/8/19/1451''' “Bengal Provincial Railway Company Limited, Contract for construction and working of a railway from Dasghara to Jamalpurganj; 1919” | ||
Latest revision as of 12:40, 3 June 2019
The Dasghara-Jamalpurgunj Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway extension of 8 miles(12km) length to the Bengal Provincial Railway(BPR) Company network. [1] [2]
Special Shares were issued by BPR in December 1916 and the line was completed after 1919. [3]
Some documents use the spelling Deshghara Jamalpurgunj Railway
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 [2] gives the following: -
- L/F/8/19/1451 “Bengal Provincial Railway Company Limited, Contract for construction and working of a railway from Dasghara to Jamalpurganj; 1919”
Further Information
References
- ↑ "1948 National Planning Committee Report"; page 114; Retrieved 2 Feb 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016
- ↑ Spinks Auctions "Share Certificate 1916"; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015