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The '''Guzerat Railway Company''' was formed in 1911 owned and managed a group of four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway lines -  
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<ref>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y  Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref>   
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|company1= 1911
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|company1details= [[Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway]]
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|company2=  1913
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|company2details= [[Godhra-Lunavada Railway]]
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|company3= 1913
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|company3details= [[Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway]]
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|company4= 1917
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|company4details= [[Shivrajpur Light Railway]]
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|workshop= [[Halol]]  [[Godhra]]  [[Nadiad]]
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|system1date= 1911
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|system1details= Self administration
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|system2details= Managememt taken over by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]
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|gauge1=  2ft 6in Narrow gauge
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The '''Guzerat Railways Company Limited ''' was formed in 1911 owned and managed a group of four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway lines -  
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<ref>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y  Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17"; page 13]; Retrieved 25 Feb 2016</ref>   
  
 
*[[Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway]] opened in 1911 and extended up to 1916, a total of 31 miles(49km); it was served from [[Halol]].
 
*[[Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway]] opened in 1911 and extended up to 1916, a total of 31 miles(49km); it was served from [[Halol]].
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*[[Godhra-Lunavada Railway]] opened in 1913, a length of 26 miles(41km)and served from [[Gohdra]].
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*[[Godhra-Lunavada Railway]] opened in 1913, a length of 26 miles(41km)and served from [[Godhra]]. The record shows that in 1914 an Agreement was made for [[Killick, Nixon & Company]] of [[Bombay]] to construct and equip this Railway [[Godhra-Lunavada Railway|''See separate page'']]
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*[[Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway]] opened in 1913, a length of 28 miles(45m) and served from [[Nadiad]].
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*[[Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway]] opened in 1913, a length of 28 miles(45m) and served from [[Nadiad]].. The record shows that in 1914 an Agreement was made for [[Killick, Nixon & Company]] of [[Bombay]] to construct and equip this Railway [[Godhra-Lunavada Railway|''See separate page'']]
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*[[Shivrajpur Light Railway]] was brought by The Guzerat Railways Company in 1917.
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*The [[Shivrajpur Light Railway]] was brought by The Guzerat Railway Company in 1917.
 
  
 
The management of these lines was taken over by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) in 1922
 
The management of these lines was taken over by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) in 1922
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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 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue”  - Search]; Retrieved 23 Jan 2016</ref> gives 4 references. The most important being:-  
 
<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 British Library “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue”  - Search]; Retrieved 23 Jan 2016</ref> gives 4 references. The most important being:-  
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*'''L/F/8/19/1433 ''' “Guzerat Railways Company Limited, Contract in connection with acquisition and extension of the Shivrajpur Light Railway; 1917”
 
 
*'''L /F/8/20/1764'''  “Guzerat Railways Company Limited, Indenture supplemental to those dated 30th April 1914 and 6th December 1917; 1929.”  
 
*'''L /F/8/20/1764'''  “Guzerat Railways Company Limited, Indenture supplemental to those dated 30th April 1914 and 6th December 1917; 1929.”  
 
*'''L/F/8/17/1361'''  “Nadiad-Kapadvanj and Godhralunavada Railways, Agreement and indenture; 1914. ''(Note Catalogue typo error Godhra-Lunavada is correct)''  
 
*'''L/F/8/17/1361'''  “Nadiad-Kapadvanj and Godhralunavada Railways, Agreement and indenture; 1914. ''(Note Catalogue typo error Godhra-Lunavada is correct)''  
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*'''L/F/8/19/1433 ''' “Guzerat Railways Company Limited, Contract in connection with acquisition and extension of the Shivrajpur Light Railway; 1917”
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== Further Information==
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See '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]''' from 1922
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 13:38, 16 February 2018

Guzerat Railway Company
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System timeline
1911 System formed
Constituent companies / lines
1911 Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway
1913 Godhra-Lunavada Railway
1913 Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway
1917 Shivrajpur Light Railway
Key locations
Headquarters
Workshops Halol Godhra Nadiad
Major Stations
Successor system / organisation
1911 Self administration
1922 Managememt taken over by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
System mileage
2ft 6in Narrow gauge
Associated auxiliary force
How to interpret this infobox

The Guzerat Railways Company Limited was formed in 1911 owned and managed a group of four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway lines - [1]

The management of these lines was taken over by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) in 1922

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 4 references. The most important being:-

  • L /F/8/20/1764 “Guzerat Railways Company Limited, Indenture supplemental to those dated 30th April 1914 and 6th December 1917; 1929.”
  • L/F/8/17/1361 “Nadiad-Kapadvanj and Godhralunavada Railways, Agreement and indenture; 1914. (Note Catalogue typo error Godhra-Lunavada is correct)
  • L/F/8/19/1433 “Guzerat Railways Company Limited, Contract in connection with acquisition and extension of the Shivrajpur Light Railway; 1917”

Further Information

References

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