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Formed in 1855 with a line from [[BombayCategory:Railways]] to [[SuratCategory:Guaranteed Railways]]. In 1951 the BB&CI merged with Saurashtra, Rajputana and Jaipur railways to become the Western Railway.
‘Stations’ heading revised and corrections to ‘Textboxes’
{{Line Railways Infobox|image= Bbciofficebombay.jpg|caption= ''Churchgate Terminus & Offices, BBCIR, Bombay''|route= [[Bombay]] to [[Viramgam]]|gauge1= Broad gauge|gauge1details= 504 miles (1905)|gauge2= |gauge2details= |gauge3= |gauge3details= |gauge4= |gauge4details=|timeline1date= 1855|timeline1details= Formed as [[Guaranteed Railways|Guaranteed company]]|timeline2date= |timeline2details=|timeline3date= |timeline3details=|timeline4date= |timeline4details= |timeline5date= 1905|timeline5details= Line acquired by State|presidency= [[Bombay]]|stations= [[Ahmedabad]], [[Baroda]], [[Broach]], [[Surat]]|system1date= 1906|system1details= Worked by reformed BB&CIR|system2date=|system2details= |system3date=|system3details= |auxillary forces=}} {{System_Railways_Infobox|image= Bombay Baroda Central India Railway logo.jpg|caption= ''Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway device''|timeline1date= 1906|timeline1details= BBCIR contracted to work State line|timeline2date= |timeline2details=|timeline3date= |timeline3details=|timeline4date= |timeline4details= |timeline5date= 1942|timeline5details= Working of system taken over by State |company1= |company1details= [[Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway]]|company2=|company2details= [[Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway]]|company3=|company3details= [[Gaekwar's Dabhoi Railway]]|company4=|company4details= [[Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway]]|company5=|company5details= [[Godhra-Ratlam-Nagda Railway]]|company6=|company6details= [[Nagda-Ujjain Railway]]|company7=|company7details= [[Palanpur-Deesa Railway]]|company8=|company8details= [[Petlad-Cambay Railway]]|company9=|company9details= [[Rajpipla Railway]]|company10=|company10details= [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]]|company11=|company11details= [[Tapti Valley Railway]]|company12=|company12details= [[Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway]]|headquarters= [[Bombay]] (BG), [[Ajmer]] (MG)|workshop= [[CategoryParel]] (BG) see also [[Parel Railway Workshops]] <br>[[Ajmer]] (MG)|stations= '''[[Agra]]''', [[Ajmer]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Baroda]],'''[[Bombay]]''', '''[[Cawnpore]]''', '''[[Delhi]]''', [[Indore]], [[Jaipur]], [[Rutlam]], [[Surat]]''See also heading '''Stations''' for major stations marked'' '''bold'''|system1date= |system1details= |system2date= 1951|system2details= [[Western Railway]] (IR zone)|system3date=|system3details= |gauge1= Broad gauge|gauge1details= 868 miles (1905)<br>1233 miles (1943)|gauge2= Metre gauge|gauge2details= 2022 miles (1905)<br>1985 miles (1943)|gauge3= 2'6" NG|gauge3details= 132 miles (1905)<br>152 miles (1943)|gauge4= |gauge4details= |auxillary forces= [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment]]}} [[File:Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Map 1909, north section.png|thumb| Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Map 1909 – north/east section]][[File: Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Map 1909, south section.png|thumb| Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Map 1909 – south/west section]][[File:BB&CI Railway System Map 1937.png|thumb| BB&CIR System 1937 Map]] The '''Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company''' (BB&CIR) was incorporated in 1855 for "the construction and working of a line from Bombay, ''via'' Surat and Baroda, to Ahmedabad - total about 320 miles. Capital 2,300,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 2,000,000''l''. capital and 4½ per cent . on 300,000''l''. debentures." <ref>"Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.</ref> == History ==In 1852 [[John Pitt Kennedy]] was introduced in London to Lieutenant-Colonel French, who had been Acting Resident at the Court of the Guicowar of Baroda. Colonel French wanted to get up a company to construct a line of railway from [[Baroda]] to Tankaria Bunda, in the gulf of Cambay, a distance of about 45 miles. Colonel Kennedy joined him, but instead of the original line proposed, they projected what became the '''Bombay, Baroda, and Central India railway''' <ref name=grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Pitt_Kennedy_(1796-1879) Grace's Guide "John Pitt Kennedy"]Retrieved on 21 Apr 2016</ref>. Their object was to open the most effectual line from Bombay, through the central and north-western districts, to meet the railway in progress of construction from [[Calcutta]] to [[Delhi]], together with all the branches that such a line could require. In 1853 the '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] Company'''(BB&CIR) was formed with Colonel [[John Pitt Kennedy]] appointed as consulting engineer and managing director. A staff of engineers was sent to Bombay, and during the cold season of 1853, comparative surveys, sufficient to lay a well-considered scheme before the Government, were made <ref name=grace/>. On the 3rd of November, 1854, the Governor-General, Lord Dalhousie, sanctioned the construction of the sections [[Broach]], and [[Baroda]], to [[Ahmedabad]], leaving the remainder of the scheme for future decision, and the work to be commenced at [[Bombay]]. The Home Government, however, decided that the work should be commenced at [[Surat]] <ref name=grace/>. Although on flat country, this. line had to traverse some of the mightiest rivers and water channels in the country including the [[Nerbudda (Broach) Bridge BB&CIR| Nerbudda Bridge near Broach]] and the [[Taptee (Surat) Bridge BB&CIR|Taptee Bridge near Surat]] Construction commenced in 1855 and began work on track from [[Baroda]] to [[Surat]]. By 1865, the [[Bombay]]-[[Surat]]-[[Baroda]]-[[Ahmedabad]] route was complete in 1867. The [[Bombay Back Bay Reclamation Scheme Railway|Bombay Back Bay]] suburban service commenced in 1870 with one train in each direction each day. In 1871 the [[Bombay-Ahmadabad BB&CIR Main Line|Bombay-Ahmadabad Main Line]] was extended north to [[Viramgam]] to 350 miles (563km). The [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Progress_on_State_lines._Paragraphs_5-10.3B_Pages_3-4| “1870-71 Annual Report for Indian Railways for the BB&CIR“]] gives:- [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|‘Broad Gauge (BG)]] Line sanctioned 391 miles(629km), total line opened 312 miles(502km) and 72 miles(116km) to be finished’. The Report also details of the [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Bombay.2C_Baroda_and_Central_India_Railway._Paragraphs_67.2C68.3B_Page_35|‘progress of the railway and the commercial summery’]] - ''see separate pages for details.'' On 31 December 1905, ownership of the BB&CIR passed to the Government of India [[Government of India |(GoI)]] and a new company formed to manage the BB&CIR under a contract agreed in 1907 and revised in 1913<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 12-22]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; page 118-120, paragraph 3.18-3.25] Retrieved on 2 January 2016</ref>. Management of the BB&CIR passed to the GoI on 1 January 1942. In 1951, the BB&CIR was split to form three Zones of [[Indian Railways]]:-*‘[[Western Railway]] Zone’ comprised most of the BB&CIR (less the Delhi-Rewari-Fazilka and Kanpur/Cawnpore-Achnera sections) , which were added to other railways [[Western Railway|- ''see separate page'']]*‘[[Northern Railway]] Zone’ comprised the ‘Delhi-Rewari-Fazilka Section’ , which were added to other railways [[Northern Railway| - ''see separate page'']] *‘[[North Eastern Railway]] Zone’ comprised the ‘Kanpur/Cawnpore-Achnera Section’ , which were added to other railways [[North Eastern Railway| - ''see separate page'']] ==BB&CIR Collieries and Coal Supplies==''See separate pages''* ‘[[Jarangdih Colliery]] was a 'Joint BB&CIR and [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway| 'Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway']] Colliery* ‘[[Kurasia Colliery]] near Chirimiri was a 'BB&CIR Colliery’ ==BB&CIR Bridges and Constructions==See [[Bombay,_Baroda_%26_Central_India_Railway_Bridges_and_Constructions| '''BB&CIR Bridges and Constructions''']] ==BB&CIR Main line, Branches and Extensions==The BB&CIR owned and operated an extensive network of railways of mixed gauge * Broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) - 868 miles/1397km (1905); 997 miles/1604km (1918); 1233 miles/1984km (1943)* Metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) - 2022 miles/3254km (1905); 1822 miles/2931km (1918); 1985/3195km miles (1943)* Narrow gauge 2ft 6in([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) - 132 miles/212km (1905); 326 miles/523km (1918); 152 miles/245km (1943) In 1918 the total length of line being worked as the BB&CIR system (both owned lines and managed/worked lines) was 3823 miles(6150km) opened plus a further 254 miles(407km) under construction or sanctioned for construction <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n21/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways1918” page 12, pdf page 21]; Retrieved 4 Nov 2016</ref> . See separate page '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked]]''' for details. ==Lines worked by BB&CIR==The BB&CIR also managed, worked and maintained a number of mixed gauge lines on behalf of other parties.* Broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) - 1918 Total 202 miles(325km) <ref name=Admin/>. * Metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) - 1918 Total 456 miles(733km) <ref name=Admin/>. * Narrow gauge 2ft 6in([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) - 1918 Total 326 miles(523km) <ref name=Admin/>. See separate page '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked]]''' for details. ==Stations==See separate pages for details of the Stations and Rail System into the following major Cities:-* [[Agra_Railways_%26_Stations#Agra_Stations| ‘Agra Stations’]]* [[Bombay_Churchgate_HQ_and_Station_BB%26CIR| ‘ Bombay Churchgate Stations’]] *[[Bombay_Central_Station_BB%26CIR| ‘Bombay Central Station’ from 1930]]* [[Cawnpore_Railways_and_Stations#Cawnpore_Stations| ‘Cawnpore Stations’]]* [[Delhi_Railways_%26_Stations#Delhi_Stations| ‘Delhi Stations’]] ==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 21 Jan 2016</ref> gives a large number of references. The most important being:-*'''L /AG/46/6''' “Records of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company; 1856-1947” ==Personnel Records==Unfortunately, there are no BB&CIR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]]. Only some records that have been found from different sources:- See separate page '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Personnel]]''' for details. ==Historical books online==*[https://archive.org/details/throughrajputan00stubgoog ''Through Rajputana to Delhi : An Ilustrated Guide to the Districts Reached by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway''] by Carlton Stubbs 1907 Archive.org*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.57412 ''Bombay Baroda Central India Railway Company: Traffic Statistics''] 1920. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.:[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.57589 ''Bombay Baroda Central India Railway Company: Traffic Statistics''] 1921. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. == References ==<references /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}
