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The line opened in 1901 and was managed, maintained and worked by [[North Western Railway]] (NWR) under an Agreement with the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Maler Kotla State]] Durbar and the [[Jhind State]] Durbars. | The line opened in 1901 and was managed, maintained and worked by [[North Western Railway]] (NWR) under an Agreement with the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Maler Kotla State]] Durbar and the [[Jhind State]] Durbars. | ||
<ref>[https:// | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n123/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 115]; Retrieved 26 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
In 1908 a Contract defining the position of the Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal State Railway in relation to the [[Southern Punjab Railway]](SPR) was drawn up, this concerns SPR traffic running on this line which was operated by NWR <ref name=name/>. | |||
==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 name=name>[ [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved Jan 2016</ref> | |||
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*'''L/F/8/16/1191''' “Southern Punjab Railway Company Limited, Contract defining the position of the Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal State Railway in relation to the Southern Punjab Railway; 1908" | |||
==Further Information== | |||
See '''[[Southern Punjab Railway]]''' | |||
<br>and '''[[North_Western_Railway_-_Lines_operated_and_worked#Lines_worked_by_NWR_at_some_time|North Western Railway – Lines Worked]]''' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||