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{{Line Railways Infobox
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|image=
|image= Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway Logo.png
|caption=  
|caption= Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway Logo
|route= [[Benares]] to [[ Saharanpur]]<br>[[Allahabad]] to [[Fyzabad]]
|route= [[Benares]] to [[ Saharanpur]]<br>[[Allahabad]] to [[Fyzabad]] (1905)
|gauge1= Broad
|gauge1= Broad
|gauge1details= 1165 miles (1905)
|gauge1details= 1165 miles (1905)
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|gauge4=  
|gauge4=  
|gauge4details=
|gauge4details=
|timeline1date= 1872
|timeline1date= 1867
|timeline1details= Benares to Lucknow open
|timeline1details= Benares to Lucknow opened by [[Indian Branch Railway]]
|timeline2date= 1874
|timeline2date= 1874
|timeline2details= Lucknow to Moradabad open
|timeline2details= Lucknow to Moradabad open
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|timeline5details= State purchases O&RR
|timeline5details= State purchases O&RR
|presidency= Bengal
|presidency= Bengal
|stations= [[Aligarh]], [[Bareilly]], [[Cawnpore]], [[Delhi]], [[Lucknow]], [[Moradabad]], [[Shahjahanpur]]
|stations= [[Aligarh]], [[Allahabad]], [[Bareilly]], ''' [[Cawnpore]] ''', ''' [[Delhi]] ''', '''[[Lucknow]] ''', [[Moradabad]], [[Saharanpur]],
''See also heading '''Stations''' for major stations marked'' '''bold'''
|system1date= 1889
|system1date= 1889
|system1details= Oudh and Rohilkand State Railway
|system1details= Oudh and Rohilkand State Railway
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|company12details=  
|company12details=  
|headquarters= [[Lucknow]]
|headquarters= [[Lucknow]]
|workshop= [[Alambagh]], [[Charbagh]]
|workshop= [[Alambagh]], [[Charbagh]] <br>See also [[O&RR Railway Workshops]]
|stations= [[Aligarh]], [[Allahabad]], [[Bareilly]], [[Cawnpore]], [[Delhi]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Shahjahanpur]]
|stations= See  heading '''Stations''' for major stations 
|system1date= 1925
|system1date= 1925
|system1details= [[East Indian Railway]]
|system1details= [[East Indian Railway]]
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The '''Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway''' (O&RR) took over the interests of the [[Indian Branch Railway]](IBR) and under a Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) guarantee.  
[[File:Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway 1909 Map.png|600px|right|Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway]]
<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 131]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref>
The '''Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway''' (O&RR) was formed around 1872 by taking over the interests of the ‘[[Indian Branch Railway]]’ / ‘Awadh Rohilkhand Railway‘  - [[Indian Branch Railway| ''see separate page for details'']].
 
The O&RR operated under a Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) guarantee. And was acquired by the State on 1 Jan 1889<ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n140/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 131 (pdf 140) ]; Retrieved 24 Oct 2020</ref>.
 
In 1925, the O&RR was merged into the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’(EIR) when the latter came into state management.
 
Alternative Name: Early records give the spelling '''Oude and Rohilkund Railway'''


== History ==
== History ==
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  Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway “]] gives:- [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|
‘Broad Gauge (BG)]] ‘Lines Sanctioned’ ‘ 733 miles(1180km),  with 42 miles(68km) open, nil opened in 1870/71 and  679 miles(1092km) to be finished’. The Report also details the
[[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Oudh_and_Rohilkhand_Railway._Paragraphs_79.2C_80.3B_Page_36.2C37|‘progress of the railway and the commercial summery’]] - ''see separate pages for  details.''
The 42 miles(68km) line from [[Lucknow]] to [[Cawnpore]], constructed by the ‘[[Indian Branch Railway]]’ had opened in 1867. In 1874, the line was extended to [[Moradabad]] and in 1876, to [[Saharanpur]] where the O&RR met the [[North Western Railway]](NWR). On 31 December 1888, the [[Government of India |GoI]] assumed both ownership and management of the O&RR.


The O&RR established workshops at [[Alambagh]] (1865) and [[Charbagh]] (1867) to provide capacity for the major broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line from [[Benares]] to [[Lucknow]], to the north of the River Ganges, which it opened to traffic in 1872. In 1874, the line was extended to [[Moradabad]] and in 1876, to [[Saharanpur]] where the O&RR met the [[North Western Railway]](NWR). On 31 December 1888, the [[Government of India |GoI]] assumed both ownership and management of the O&RR.
O&RR were given operating rights of the opening in 1905 of the [[Allahabad-Fyzabad Railway]] which included the [[Curzon Bridge, Allahabad]] over the river Ganges. This line and bridge were constructed by [[State Railways]] and connected to the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) to the south of the river Ganges and a junction to the O&RR mainline. Thus providing a direct link from Allahbad to Lucknow and the hill stations beyond. <ref name=ICE>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1908.17544 Institution of Civil Engineers "The Curzon Bridge at Allahabad" by Robert Richard Gales, 1908]; Retrieved  16 Jul 2016</ref>.


In 1925, the O&RR was merged into the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) when the latter came into state management.
The O&RR was merged into the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) in 1925 when the latter came into state management.


==Branch Lines and extensions==
==O&RR Lines owned and Worked==
*[[Benares City Branch Railway]], opened 1900 as branch of the owners O&RR; however worked by [[Bengal and North-Western Railway]](B&NWR).
The “Administration Report on Railways 1918” <ref name=Admin/> gives the ‘Lines Opened’ as 1510 miles(2430km) of the O&RR [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|‘Broad Gauge (BG)]] lines.


==Lines worked by O&RR at some time==
A small number of branches and extensions were constructed after 1918 by the O&RR before merger into the EIR. These are listed under the ‘EIR System’ in the “History of Indian Railways 1937”<ref name=Hist>[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  84,    pdf  113]; Retrieved  17 Oct 2020</ref>
*[[Nalhati-Azimganj Railway]], opened  1863. Originally part of [[Indian Branch Railway]], unique 4ft gauge; worked by O&RR, 1863-72; run as State Rly, 1872; leased to [[East Indian Railway]](EIR), 1892
*[[Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway]], opened 1896., Constructed and worked as State line up to 31 Mar 1915, then Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]); managed and worked by O&RR.
*[[Hardwar-Dehra Railway]], opened 1900. Small, privately-owned assisted broad gauge branchline worked by O&RR


==Lines surveyed by O&RR ==
[[O&RR Lines Owned and Worked | <big>'''O&RR Lines Owned and Worked '''</big> - ''see separate page'']]
*[[Tilhar-Budaun-Hapur Railway Survey]]. Under survey by O&RR,1909 . Ref Civil List 1909 page 379 – Railways O&RR -  unable to determine if constructed.
 
==Stations==
See separate pages for details of the Stations and Rail System into the following major Cities:-
* [[Cawnpore_Railways_and_Stations#Cawnpore_Stations| ‘Cawnpore Stations’]]
* [[Delhi_Railways_%26_Stations#Delhi_Stations| ‘Delhi Stations’]]
* [[Lucknow_Railways_and_Stations#Original_Lucknow_Station| ‘Lucknow Stations]]
 
==O&RR Workshops==
The O&RR established workshops at [[Alambagh]] (1865) and [[Charbagh]] (1867) to provide capacity for the major broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line from [[Benares]] to [[Lucknow]], to the north of the River Ganges,  
 
[[O&RR Railway Workshops| <big>'''O&RR Railway Workshops'''</big> ''-see separate page for details'']]


==Records==
==Records==
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Unfortunately, there are no O&RR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]].
Unfortunately, there are no O&RR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]].


'''1905 Civil List''' The following from the [[Public Works Department]], are recorded as deployed to the O&RR-
'''1905 Civil List''' The following from the [[Public Works Department]], are recorded as deployed to the O&RR:-
*[[William Edward Meares]], 1890, Executive Engineer<ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA565 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 565 (pdf page 528)] Retrieved on 29 May 2016</ref>.
*[[William Edward Meares]], 1890, Executive Engineer<ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA565 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 565 (pdf page 528)] Retrieved on 29 May 2016</ref>.
*[[George Frederick Wilson]], 1898, Manager <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA648 Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 648 (pdf page 611)] Retrieved on 29 May 2016</ref>.
*[[George Frederick Wilson]], 1898, Manager <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA648 Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 648 (pdf page 611)] Retrieved on 29 May 2016</ref>.
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'''Thacker's Directories'''
'''Thacker's Directories'''
The following for Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Personnel have been indexed in Grace's Guide -  
The following for Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Personnel 1872 have been indexed in Grace's Guide:-  
*[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1872_Thackers:_Oudh_and_Rohilkhand_Railway "1872 Thacker's Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Personnel"]
*[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1872_Thackers:_Oudh_and_Rohilkhand_Railway "1872 Thacker's Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Personnel"]
'''Various Other Records - Chronological Order'''
*[[Henry Burdett Hederstedt]], date unspecified (probably late 1860's, O&RR Chief Engineer, 'a position he held for nearly 20 years' and 1881-87, [[Dufferin Bridge]] over the Ganges at Benares, as O&RR Chief Engineer <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1915.16286 Institution of Civil Engineers  "Obituary Henry Burdett Hederstedt"] Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016</ref> in charge of construction.
*[[Frederick Thomas Granville Walton]], 1868-88, O&RR) Engineer.'During this time he was initially in charge of the construction of the Ramganga River Bridge and Lines'; 1881-87, [[Dufferin Bridge]] over the Ganges at [[Benares]], O&RR Engineer-in-Charge of construction; 1889-96, O&RR Engineer-in-Chief <ref name=grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Frederick_Thomas_Granville_Walton Grace's Guide "Frederick Thomas Granville Walton"] Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016</ref>.
*[[William Arthur Brunton]], 1868-70, District Engineer, O&RR <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C-pzUWrCU5sC&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=description+of+the+line+and+works+of+the+Scinde+Railway&source=bl&ots=DTW2uSH2hD&sig=_JCaeiJ6FfK1irALjNQRIr_RF-8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiypcPWoKfNAhUFIMAKHbSaBOYQ6AEIJDAC#v=onepage&q=description%20of%20the%20line%20and%20works%20of%20the%20Scinde%20Railway&f=false Google Books "The Archaeology of an Early Railway System: The Brecon Forest Tramroads" by Stephen Hughes, page 126]; Retrieved 14 Jun 2016</ref>.
*[[J H Jenkins]] Agent for O&RR 1879 [[Indian_Railway_Conference_Association#Railway_Conference| ‘Railway Conference’ delegate]]
*[[J Hartwell]] Deputy Agent O&RR 1880 [[Indian_Railway_Conference_Association#Railway_Conference| ‘Railway Conference’ delegate]]
*[[J G Cooke]] Locomotive Superindent 1880 [[Indian_Railway_Conference_Association#Railway_Conference| ‘Railway Conference’ delegate]]
*[[Richard Arthur Sargeaunt]], 1889-92, O&RR Manager <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA607=&dq Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 607]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
*[[Henry Parsall Burt]], 1901-02, Manager <ref name=biog>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary_(1915)/Burt,_Henry_Parsall The Indian Biographical Dictionary "Burt, Henry Parsall"]; Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016</ref>, posted from State Railways.
*[[William Danvers Waghorn]], 1914, Agent <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347.626 Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary - Waghorn, William Danvers"]; Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016</ref>, posted from State Railways.


==Also see==
==Also see==

Latest revision as of 09:34, 8 March 2021

Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway

Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway Logo
Line of route
Benares to Saharanpur
Allahabad to Fyzabad (1905)
Gauge / mileage
Broad 1165 miles (1905)
Timeline
1867 Benares to Lucknow opened by Indian Branch Railway
1874 Lucknow to Moradabad open
1876 Moradabad to Saharanpur open
1887 Link with East Indian Railway at Moghal Sarai
1889 State purchases O&RR
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Cawnpore , Delhi , Lucknow , Moradabad, Saharanpur,

See also heading Stations for major stations marked bold

System agency
1889 Oudh and Rohilkand State Railway
How to interpret this infobox
Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
[[Image:|150px| ]]
System timeline
1889 State agency takes over running of O&RR
Constituent companies / lines
1889 Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway
Hardwar-Dehra Railway
Key locations
Headquarters Lucknow
Workshops Alambagh, Charbagh
See also O&RR Railway Workshops
Major Stations See heading Stations for major stations
Successor system / organisation
1925 East Indian Railway
System mileage
Broad gauge 1187 miles (1905)
Metre gauge 80 miles (1905)
Associated auxiliary force
Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Battalion
How to interpret this infobox
Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway
Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway

The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (O&RR) was formed around 1872 by taking over the interests of the ‘Indian Branch Railway’ / ‘Awadh Rohilkhand Railway‘ - see separate page for details.

The O&RR operated under a Government of India(GoI) guarantee. And was acquired by the State on 1 Jan 1889[1].

In 1925, the O&RR was merged into the ‘East Indian Railway’(EIR) when the latter came into state management.

Alternative Name: Early records give the spelling Oude and Rohilkund Railway

History

The “1870-71 Annual Report for Indian Railways for the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway “ gives:- ‘Broad Gauge (BG) ‘Lines Sanctioned’ ‘ 733 miles(1180km), with 42 miles(68km) open, nil opened in 1870/71 and 679 miles(1092km) to be finished’. The Report also details the ‘progress of the railway and the commercial summery’ - see separate pages for details.

The 42 miles(68km) line from Lucknow to Cawnpore, constructed by the ‘Indian Branch Railway’ had opened in 1867. In 1874, the line was extended to Moradabad and in 1876, to Saharanpur where the O&RR met the North Western Railway(NWR). On 31 December 1888, the GoI assumed both ownership and management of the O&RR.

O&RR were given operating rights of the opening in 1905 of the Allahabad-Fyzabad Railway which included the Curzon Bridge, Allahabad over the river Ganges. This line and bridge were constructed by State Railways and connected to the East Indian Railway(EIR) to the south of the river Ganges and a junction to the O&RR mainline. Thus providing a direct link from Allahbad to Lucknow and the hill stations beyond. [2].

The O&RR was merged into the East Indian Railway(EIR) in 1925 when the latter came into state management.

O&RR Lines owned and Worked

The “Administration Report on Railways 1918” [1] gives the ‘Lines Opened’ as 1510 miles(2430km) of the O&RR ‘Broad Gauge (BG) lines.

A small number of branches and extensions were constructed after 1918 by the O&RR before merger into the EIR. These are listed under the ‘EIR System’ in the “History of Indian Railways 1937”[3]

O&RR Lines Owned and Worked - see separate page

Stations

See separate pages for details of the Stations and Rail System into the following major Cities:-

O&RR Workshops

The O&RR established workshops at Alambagh (1865) and Charbagh (1867) to provide capacity for the major broad gauge(BG) line from Benares to Lucknow, to the north of the River Ganges,

O&RR Railway Workshops -see separate page for details

Records

An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [4] gives the following: -

  • L/AG/46/16; “Records of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Company”; 1862-1888
  • V/24/3582; “India. Public Works Department: Administration and progress report of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway, 1872/73-1875/76”

Personnel

Unfortunately, there are no O&RR staff records held in the India Office Records at the British Library.

1905 Civil List The following from the Public Works Department, are recorded as deployed to the O&RR:-

Thacker's Directories The following for Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Personnel 1872 have been indexed in Grace's Guide:-

Various Other Records - Chronological Order

Also see

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 131 (pdf 140) ; Retrieved 24 Oct 2020
  2. ↑ Institution of Civil Engineers "The Curzon Bridge at Allahabad" by Robert Richard Gales, 1908; Retrieved 16 Jul 2016
  3. ↑ 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 84, pdf 113; Retrieved 17 Oct 2020
  4. ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 29 May 2016
  5. ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 565 (pdf page 528) Retrieved on 29 May 2016
  6. ↑ Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 648 (pdf page 611) Retrieved on 29 May 2016
  7. ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 435 (pdf page 398) Retrieved on 29 May 2016
  8. ↑ Institution of Civil Engineers "Obituary Henry Burdett Hederstedt" Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016
  9. ↑ Grace's Guide "Frederick Thomas Granville Walton" Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016
  10. ↑ Google Books "The Archaeology of an Early Railway System: The Brecon Forest Tramroads" by Stephen Hughes, page 126; Retrieved 14 Jun 2016
  11. ↑ Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 607; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
  12. ↑ The Indian Biographical Dictionary "Burt, Henry Parsall"; Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016
  13. ↑ Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary - Waghorn, William Danvers"; Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016

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