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The '''Bombay-Sind Connection Railway Survey'''


The project as proposed is for a line from [[Viramgam]], on the Bombay, Baroda and
Central India railway, via Malia, Bhuj and Lakhpat in Cutch, to [[Badin]] in Sind. <ref name=Projects>[https://archive.org/stream/RailwayProjects/Railway%20projects#page/n41/mode/1up page 15-16 PDF pages 41-42 Indian Railway Board "History of Railway Projects 1906"]; Retrieved  17 Jul 2016</ref>.
*1878 Survey - The line was first surveyed in 1878 <ref name=Projects/>.
*1897-98 Re-survey - the more difficult portion between Bhuj and Mughal-Bhin, via Lakhpat, was re-surveyed in 1897-98 <ref name=Projects/>.
*1905-06 - further survey by [[Robert Richard Gales]], Engineer-in-Chief Surveys from [[State Railways]] <ref name=GG1922>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1922_Who's_Who_In_Engineering:_Name_G Grace's Guide "Who's Who 1922"]; Retrieved  17 Jul 2016</ref>.
<blockquote>''There is no evidence that action was taken on this project as in 1920 the survey is reinstated:-''</blockquote>
The following appears in "The Pioneer Times" of 8 October 1920, page 45:-
The '''Bombay-Sind Connection Railway Survey'''  has been authorised as a reconnaissance project being carried out by Mr A. Lines , an Engineer from [[State Railways]] to determine a suitable alignment for a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) railway to provide a direct connection between [[Bombay]] and [[Sind]]. The proposal was to survey an area west of the [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]] lying between [[Viramgam]] on the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] and also between [[Palanpur]] and [[Deesa]] on the [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]] and [[Barmer]] on the [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]] <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=3h5DAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA13-PA45&lpg=RA13-PA45&dq=Bombay-Sind+Connection+Railway&source=bl&ots=mqWvKuOygi&sig=1nLDrzfXI4eT4SvrvSWSDg2bUPg&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDl_bVqPjNAhXEnRoKHVWQBXIQ6AEIHzAA#v=onepage&q=Bombay-Sind%20Connection%20Railway&f=false "Pioneer Mail and Indian Weekly News", Volume 47, 8 October 1920, page 45]; Retrieved 17 Jul 2016</ref>.
<blockquote>''It has not been possible to determine if this line was constructed - it is difficult to interpret the description''</blockquote>
==References==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Surveys]]

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