| The Families In British India Society (FIBIS) is a self-help organisation devoted to members researching their British India family history and the background against which their ancestors led their lives in India under British rule. Let FIBIS help you break down those brick walls in your research |
Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
'Stations Infobox' info added |
|||
| (9 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{System_Railways_Infobox | {{System_Railways_Infobox | ||
|image= | |image= Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Logo b.jpg | ||
|caption= | |caption= Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Logo | ||
|timeline1date= | |timeline1date= | ||
|timeline1details= | |timeline1details= | ||
| Line 38: | Line 37: | ||
|company12details= | |company12details= | ||
|headquarters= [[Izatnagar]] | |headquarters= [[Izatnagar]] | ||
|workshop= | |workshop= [[Bareilly]] | ||
|stations= [[Bareilly]], [[Lucknow]], [[Mailani]], [[Pilibhit]], [[Shahjahanpur]] | |stations= [[Bareilly]], '''[[Lucknow]]''', [[Mailani]], [[Pilibhit]], [[Shahjahanpur]] | ||
''See also separate page'' [[Lucknow_Railways_and_Stations#Lucknow_Stations| ''' Lucknow Junction Station''']] ''for details'' | |||
|system1date= 1943 | |system1date= 1943 | ||
|system1details= [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] | |system1details= [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] | ||
| Line 87: | Line 87: | ||
|system3date= | |system3date= | ||
|system3details= | |system3details= | ||
}} | }} '''Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway''' (R&KR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway whose northern terminus at [[Kathgodam]] served the submontane belt of the [[United Provinces]] between [[Lucknow]] and [[Moradabad]], as well as a number of hill stations, such as [[Naini Tal]]. | ||
[[File:Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway 1909 Map v2.png|thumb| Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway 1909]] | |||
[[File:Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway 1931 Map.png|thumb| Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway 1931]] | |||
[[File:R&K Railway System 1937 Map.png|thumb| R&KR System 1937]] | |||
The ‘Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company’ started construction and working of a railway line from Bhojeepura (near [[Bareilly]]) to [[Kathgodam]] under a contract dated 12 Oct 1882. This was the original main line and opened on 12 Oct 1884 and ran 54 miles(84km) in a north-westerly direction to [[Kathgodam]]. | |||
The R&KR also had working agreements with both the [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] ‘[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]]’ and the [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] ‘[[Powayan Light Railway]]’. The three railways were worked using shared facilities, classified as the ‘Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway System’ but retaining separate identities. ''See ‘Lines Worked’ and ‘Records' below'' | |||
In 1906 the R&KR extended the line from [[Bareilly]] to Soron where it joined existing MG line to Kasganj. | |||
The ‘Kasganj-Soron Section’ had been constructed by the State Government in 1885 as part of the ‘[[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]]’(RMR) ‘Cawnpore-Achnera Line ‘and in 1906 was passed to the R&KR. The extensions from Moradabad to Kashipur, Kashipur to Ramnagar and Lalkuan to Kashipur were completed by 1908 | |||
<ref name=Hist>[http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1531745993019-From%20the%20pages%20of%20history.pdf ‘Government of India’ - “NorthEastern Railway – From the pages of History” ]; Retrieved 1 Jun 2019</ref>. | |||
The railway was progressively extended and by 1912 the R&KR covered 256 miles(412km); and the R&KR also worked the ‘[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]] ‘296 miles(476km) and together with the ‘[[Powayan Light Railway]]’; giving a total network of 592 miles(953km) <ref name=Lalvani>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=q4SlCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA218#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books “The Making of India: The Untold Story of British Enterprise” by Kartar Lalvani, page 218]; Retrieved 8 Dec 2016</ref>. | |||
The lines from Pilibhit to Carewganj and Shabaznager were completed by 1916 <ref name=Hist/> | |||
The 1918 “Administration Report” <ref name=Admin1918/> gives a total of 610 miles(982km) for the ‘Rohilkund and Kumaon System’ comprising the actual ‘R&KR’ 259 miles(417km); the ‘[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway ]]’ 312 miles(502km); and the ‘[[Powayan Light Railway]]’ (39 miles(63km) | |||
The | The 1937 “History of Indian Railways” <ref name=Hist183>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 183 pdf 224]; Retrieved 24 Sept 2020</ref> gives a total of 571 miles(919km) for the ‘Rohilkund and Kumaon System’ comprising the actual ‘R&KR’ unchanged at 259 miles(417km); the ‘[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway ]]’ unchanged at 312 miles(502km). The ‘[[Powayan Light Railway]]’ having closed in WW1 | ||
== Company History == | == Company History == | ||
The Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company, Limited, was a Joint Stock Company with limited liability, having its registered office in London<ref name=IOR>British Library ‘India Office Records’ L/F/8/13/977 “Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway- Contract for advance of capital and as to debentures supplemental to the Contact dated 8 Sep 1890” , 1892</ref> . The company was privately owned and worked from formation in 1882 | The Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company, Limited, was a Joint Stock Company with limited liability, having its registered office in London<ref name=IOR>British Library ‘India Office Records’ L/F/8/13/977 “Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway- Contract for advance of capital and as to debentures supplemental to the Contact dated 8 Sep 1890” , 1892</ref> . The company was privately owned and worked from formation in 1882 | ||
| Line 104: | Line 119: | ||
==Lines owned and operated by R&KR== | ==Lines owned and operated by R&KR== | ||
Information mainly based on the “Administration Report for Railways 1918” <ref name=Admin1918>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n204/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 196]; Retrieved 8 Dec 2016</ref>. | Information mainly based on the “Administration Report for Railways 1918” <ref name=Admin1918>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n204/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 196]; Retrieved 8 Dec 2016</ref>. | ||
*[[Bhojeepura-Kathgodam R&KR Mainline]] from Bhojeepura (near [[Bareilly]] | *[[Bhojeepura-Kathgodam R&KR Mainline]] from Bhojeepura (near [[Bareilly]] to [[Kathgodam]] , 1884; 54 miles(84km) | ||
**‘Kasganj Extension Line’ from [[Bareilly]] to Soron, 1885; to [[Kasganj]], 1906; 63 miles(100km) | **‘Kasganj Extension Line’ from [[Bareilly]] to Soron, 1885; to [[Kasganj]], 1906; 63 miles(100km). | ||
**‘Ramnagar Extension Line’ from [[Moradabad]] to [[Ramnagar]], 1907-8; 48 miles(76km) | **‘Ramnagar Extension Line’ from [[Moradabad]] via the ‘[[Ramganga Bridge]]' to [[Ramnagar]], 1907-8; 48 miles(76km) | ||
**‘Kashipur Extension Line’ from [[Lalkua]] to [[Kashipur]], 1907; 36 miles(57km) | **‘Kashipur Extension Line’ from [[Lalkua]] to [[Kashipur]], 1907; 36 miles(57km). This line surveyed as [[Kichha-Kashipur Extension Survey| ‘Kichha-Kashipur Extension Survey’ ''- see separate page'']] | ||
**‘Shahjahanpur Extension Line’ from [[Pilibhit]] 1911; reaching [[Shahjahanpur]] 1916; 56 miles(89km) | **‘Shahjahanpur Extension Line’ from [[Pilibhit]] 1911; reaching [[Shahjahanpur]] 1916; 56 miles(89km) | ||
==Lines worked by R&KR== | ==Lines worked by R&KR== | ||
*[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]](LBSR), was formed in 1891 from the merger of the [[Lucknow-Sitapur-Sihramau Railway]] and [[Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway]] <ref name=IOR/>. The metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway formed an alternative northern "loop" between the cities of [[Lucknow]] and [[Bareilly]] to the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) main line of the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]]. The MG of 198 miles (317km) in 1891; extended to 312 miles(500km) by 1918 <ref name=Admin1918/> and the same in 1937<ref name=Hist190>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 190 pdf 231]; Retrieved 24 Sept 2020</ref>. | |||
*[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]](LBSR), was formed in 1891 from the merger of the [[Lucknow-Sitapur-Sihramau Railway]] and [[Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway]] <ref name=IOR/>. The metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway formed an alternative northern "loop" between the cities of [[Lucknow]] and [[Bareilly]] to the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) main line of the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]]. The MG of 198 miles (317km) in 1891; extended to 312 miles(500km) by | *[[Powayan Light Railway]], from the 17 Dec 1900 worked by R&KR, a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line of 39 miles(62km) length <ref name=Admin1918/> and dismantled in WW1 <ref name=Hist183/> [[Powayan Light Railway| ''see separate page for information'']] | ||
*[[Powayan Light Railway]], from the 17 Dec 1900, a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])line of 39 miles(62km) length <ref name=Admin1918/> | |||
==Lines Surveyed/Proposed by R&KR== | ==Lines Surveyed/Proposed by R&KR== | ||
* | * [[Kichha-Kashipur Extension Survey| ‘Kichha-Kashipur Extension Survey’ ''- see separate page'']] surveyed 1894-98 which became the ‘R&KR Kasganj Extension Line’ listed above | ||
* | * ‘Kathgodam-Nainital Branch’, proposed by private enterprise in 1895 for the development of Kuaon and Nainitial districts. It was to be a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, 13 miles(21km) line at estimated cost RS.12 lakhs. The concession lapsed in 1898 <ref name=History1906>[https://archive.org/stream/RailwayProjects/Railway%20projects#page/n80/mode/1up “Histories of (Indian)Railway Projects ...up to June 1906” page 42]; Retrieved 3 Oct 2017</ref>. | ||
* | * ‘Philibhit-Sitapur Railway’, sanctioned for survey 1905-6; MG line from [[Pilibhit]] - Bisalpur to [[Shahjahanpur]] and thence to [[Sitapur]], a length of about 105 miles(168km) <ref name=History1906/>. | ||
* | ** 'Philibhit - Shahjahanpur Section’ was constructed by R&KR as ’Shahjahanpur Extension Line’, opened 1911-16 - ''see above''; | ||
** ‘Shahjahanpur - Sitapur Section’ was constructed the East Indian Railway]](EIR] as a broad gauge(BG) line from Rosa (just south of Shahjahanpur ) to Sitapur Cantonment and opened in 1910-14 and became the [[East_Indian_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked#Northern_Main_Line|EIR ‘‘Rosa-Sitapur Branch’]] | |||
* ‘Dudhwa Branch Extension’ and ‘Ramnager Ghat Extension’, first proposed in 1895 by the Agents, the R&KR, on behalf of the [[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]](LBSR) - ''[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway|see for information]]'' <ref name=History1906/>. | |||
* ‘Pilibhit-Barmedo Branch’, surveyed in 1903 by the Agents, the R&KR, on behalf of the [[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]](LBSR) - ''[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway|see for information]]'' <ref name=History1906/> | |||
==Records== | ==Records== | ||
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 27 Jan 2016</ref> | 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 27 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
gives many references. The most important being:- | gives many references. The most important being:- | ||
| Line 129: | Line 145: | ||
==Personnel Records== | ==Personnel Records== | ||
There are no personnel or staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]] | There are no personnel or staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]] | ||
There is a photograph dated 1911 in the | There is a photograph dated 1911 in the British Library ‘Satow Collection’: | ||
"Miscellaneous Portrait Groups of Railway Officials" Photo 1082/13(4) with the following Catalogue Note <ref>[https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoEnqFull.asp?PrintID=123273 India Office Records “Officers of R. & K. Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway, Feb. 1911". Photo 1082/13(4))]; Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016</ref>:- | "Miscellaneous Portrait Groups of Railway Officials" Photo 1082/13(4) with the following Catalogue Note <ref>[https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoEnqFull.asp?PrintID=123273 India Office Records “Officers of R. & K. Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway, Feb. 1911". Photo 1082/13(4))]; Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016</ref>:- | ||