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[[File: Nizam's Guaranteed Railway Map 1909.png|thumb| Nizam's Guaranteed Railway Map 1909]]


The full style of the system was '''His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway''' (NGSR) which had its beginnings in a line built privately by the NIzam, to the dismay of the British authorities.
The full style of the system was '''His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway''' (NGSR) which had its beginnings in a line built privately by the NIzam, to the dismay of the British authorities.
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In 1950, the NGSR was nationalised and in 1951 became part of '''Central Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways.
In 1950, the NGSR was nationalised and in 1951 became part of '''Central Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways.


== Nizam’s Railway Lines (up to 1883)==
=='Nizam’s Railway' Lines (up to 1883)==
*[[Wadi-Secunderbad Railway]], opened 1874. Financed by Nizam of Hyderabad later became part of Nizam's Guaranteed Railway
*'''[[Wadi-Secunderbad Railway]]'''  broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line, from [[Wadi]]  Junction to [[Secunderabad]], opened 1874, 115 miles(185km). Financed by Nizam of Hyderabad, first operated as [[Nizam's Railway]] which in 1883 formed Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway. The 6 mile section [[Hyderabad]] to [[Secunderabad]] was in 1901 converted to mixed gauge (BG and metre gauge[[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) to enable the MG  [[Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway]] MG line to reach [[Hyderabad]] <ref name=Admin_p.98>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n107/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 98 (pdf107)]; Retrieved  1 Dec 2016</ref>
 
=='Nizam’s Guaranteed State Railway' Lines (1883-1930) ==
'''Broad Gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]])  Lines'''
*'''[[Hyderabad Main Line]] '''. The BG [[Wadi-Secunderbad Railway]] was extended to [[Warangal]], 1886; [[Dornakal]] Junction, 1888; Bona Kalu, 1888 to the Hyderabad/British Frontier, 1889. Giving a total of 310 miles(499km) <ref name=Admin_p.98/>. The line joined to the [[Bezwada Extension Railway]].
*'''[[Bezwada Extension Railway]]''', BG, opened 1889 as south east extension to the [[Hyderabad Main Line]] from the Hyderabad/British Frontier to [[Bezwada]] Station (where there was a interchange to the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] MG line ). Line length  22 miles(35km). <ref name=Admin_p.98/>.
**‘Hyderabad Branch’ BG, opened 1874 from [[Hyderabad]] to  Hussain Sagar, 3.6 miles(5km) in northern suburbs.
**’Mineral Branch’ BG, also known as  [[Singareni Coal Fields Railway]], opened 1888 from [[Dornakal]] Junction to Singareni Coalfields, 16 miles(26km) ) <ref name=Admin_p.98/>
*'''[[Kazipet-Balharshah Railway]]''' BG, opened in stages 1924-27<ref name=Nizam>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lH0ACAAAQBAJ&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=Jankampet-Bodhan+Railway&source=bl&ots=Zj3t6kA322&sig=vpVhouu3JoxhgbVuK1fT4Rzifog&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e49uVYXeOcLjUaWig4AL&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Jankampet-Bodhan%20Railway&f=false Google Books “The History of Nizam’s Railways System” by Dr. Santosh Jaganath, pages 97-98]; Retrieved  1 Dec 2016</ref>, from Kazipet via Pedipalli, Ramsgundah, Asifahbad Road to Balharshah.  Section of NGSR Guaranteed Railway  linking [[Chennai]] directly with [[Delhi]]. Total line length 145 miles (232km) <ref name=scholey>”Indian railways new chronology” by Keith Scholey, May 2015</ref>. The completion of this line created the
*'''[[Balharshah-Warangal Railway]]''', BG, was created on the completion in 1927 of the [[Kazipet-Balharshah Railway]]' above.
*'''[[Karepalli-Kothagudem Railway]]''', BG, opened 1926 as part of NGSR from Karepalli to Kothagudem (Bhadrachalam Road), 24½ miles(39km)
*'''[[Vicrabad-Bidar Railway]]''', BG, opened 1930 and extended 1932 <ref name=Nizam/> from Vikarabad via Mohamadabad Bidar and Udgir  to Parli Vaijnath<ref name=scholey/>
 
'''Metre Gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]])  Lines'''
*'''[[Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway]]''', MG, opened 1899-1900, as part of NGSR from [[Hyderabad]] to [[Manmad]] via Jalna, Sailu, Parbhani, Purna Junction, Nander, Sivungaon,  [[Secunderabad]]. Total 391 miles(629km) including the 6 mile  mixed gauge (MG and BG) section of Mainline into [[Hyderabad]] <ref name=Admin_p.103>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n111/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 103 (pdf111)]; Retrieved  1 Dec 2016</ref>
**'[[Hingoli Branch Railway]]', MG, opened  1912, as part of NGSR from Hingoli to Purna Junction on the [[Hyderabad-Godaveri Valley Railway]], 50 miles(80km) ]] <ref name=Admin_p.102>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n110/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 102 (pdf110)]; Retrieved  1 Dec 2016</ref>
*'''[[Secunderabad-Gadwal Railway]]''', MG, also known  as '''Secunderabad-Dronachellam Railway''' <ref name=Nizam/>, opened in stages from 1916,  as part of NGSR from [[Secunderabad]] south west to [[Gadwal]] via Timmapur, Chatanpali, Balanager, Gullapalli, Jadcharla, Mashbubnager, Kurumurti, Wanaparti Road, reached in 1917, 108 miles(173km) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n113/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 104-105 (pdf112-113]; Retrieved  1 Dec 2016</ref> The final 13 miles(21km) section to [[Gadwal]] was opened in 1922. The line was subsequently extended via Allumpur Road, a further 28 miles(45km),1925; and to the Hyderabad/British Frontier, a further 7 miles(11km) in 1928 <ref name=scholey/>.
*'''[[Parbhani-Purli Railway]]''', MG, opened 1929 as part of NGSR  <ref name=Nizam/> from Parhhani Junction to Purli Vaijnath via Gangakher, 39 miles (62km) <ref name=scholey/>.
 
=='Nizam’s State Railway' Lines (1930-1950)==
[[File:Nizam's Railway System 1937 Map.png|thumb|Nizam's Railway System  1937 Map]]


== Nizam’s Guaranteed Railway Lines (1883-1930)==
The 1936-37 Report <ref>“Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-373” page 118 (pdf150)</ref>  gives only the summaries:-
*[[Balharshah-Warangal Railway]], opened in stages 1924-28
*Nizam’s State Railway, BG, Class I railway, 667 miles(1073km).
*[[Bezwada Extension Railway]], opened 1889 as south west extension.
*Bezwada Extension, BG, Class I railway, 22 miles(35km). State Railway worked by Nizam’s State Railway 
*[[Hingoli Branch Railway]], opened  1920 as link line to Hyderabad-Godaveri Valley Railway
*Nizam’s State Railway,  MG, Class I railway, 623 miles(1002km) .
*[[Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway]], opened 1900, as part of Nizam's Guaranteed Rly
*Dronachellam(Dhone)-Kurnool-British Frontier, MG, Class I railway, 36 miles(58km). State railway, worked by by Nizam’s State Railway  
*[[Karepalli-Kothagudem Railway]], opened 1927 as part of Nizam's Guaranteed Railway
*Jankampet-Budaon Railway, MG, construction commenced 1936, 12 miles(19km)  length. Primarily as a siding to serve a sugar factory at Budaon and to assist in the transport of machinery etc to  the factory also for passenger traffic <ref>”Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-37” page 42</ref>. Line opened 1938 <ref name=Nizam/>
*[[Kazipet-Balharshah Railway]], opened 1929. Section of Nizam's Guaranteed Railway linking [[Chennai]] directly with [[Delhi]].
*[[Parbhani-Purli Railway]], opened 1929 as part of Nizam's Guaranteed Railway
*[[Purna Junction-Hingoli Railway]], opened 1929 as part of Nizam's Guaranteed Railway  
*[[Secunderabad-Gadwal Railway]], opened 1916 as part of Nizam's Guaranteed Railway
*[[Singareni Coal Fields Railway]], opened c.1920 as part of Nizam's Guaranteed Railway


== Nizam’s State Lines (after 1930)==
==Later Development==
*[[Jankampet-Bodhan Railway]], opened 1939. Part of Nizam's State Railway
Indian Railways (IR), '''[[Central Railway]] Zone''' (CR) was formed on 5 November 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the ‘Nizam's State Railway’
*[[Vikarabad-Bidar Railway]], opened 1930 and extended 1932 as part of Nizam's State Railway


==Records==
==Records==
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*[[William Coupar Rennie]], 1869, posted from PWD to Nizam's Railwayon survey and construction <ref name=rennie>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Coupar_Rennie Grace's Guide "William Coupar Rennie"] Retrieved on 25 Jul 2016</ref>
*[[William Coupar Rennie]], 1869, posted from PWD to Nizam's Railwayon survey and construction <ref name=rennie>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Coupar_Rennie Grace's Guide "William Coupar Rennie"] Retrieved on 25 Jul 2016</ref>
*[[Henry Dangerfield]], 1872 June, posted from PWD to Nizam's Railway, the construction of which was just commencing. He remained on that line for upwards of five years and a half; first for a short time as Assistant Engineer, and subsequently as Executive Engineer in charge of an important division, the construction of which he carried to completion. At the opening of that line in 1876 July, he was appointed to take charge as Manager and Engineer-in-Chief <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Henry_Dangerfield Grace's Guide "Henry Dangerfield"] Retrieved on 25 Jul 2016</ref>.
*[[Henry Dangerfield]], 1872 June, posted from PWD to Nizam's Railway, the construction of which was just commencing. He remained on that line for upwards of five years and a half; first for a short time as Assistant Engineer, and subsequently as Executive Engineer in charge of an important division, the construction of which he carried to completion. At the opening of that line in 1876 July, he was appointed to take charge as Manager and Engineer-in-Chief <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Henry_Dangerfield Grace's Guide "Henry Dangerfield"] Retrieved on 25 Jul 2016</ref>.
*[[Robert Edwin Wright]], 1872-1877, Assistant Engineer, first grade, promoted to Executive Engineer 4th grade in 1875 <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=xQhRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA320&lpg=PA320&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 94,  ‘Obituary  - Robert Edwin Wright’]; Retrieved 3 Apr 2020</ref>.
*[[Willoughby Charles Furnivall]] was 'on loan' from  [[Railway Branch - PWD]] during the period 1874-90 in charge of a number of locally administered State railways, which included the Nizams State Railway (NSR) <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347.222 Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - Furnivall, Willoughby Charles"]; Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016</ref>.
*[[Willoughby Charles Furnivall]] was 'on loan' from  [[Railway Branch - PWD]] during the period 1874-90 in charge of a number of locally administered State railways, which included the Nizams State Railway (NSR) <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347.222 Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - Furnivall, Willoughby Charles"]; Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016</ref>.


Latest revision as of 07:57, 6 July 2020

Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
[[Image:|150px| ]]
Line of route
Wadi to Bezwada
Hyderabad to Manmad
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 330 miles (1905)
Timeline
1870 Private railway worked by company
1879 (Indian) state railway worked by company
1930 (Indian) state railway worked by (Indian) state
Key locations
Presidency Madras
Stations Bezwada, Manmad, Warangal
System agency
Worked by
Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
How to interpret this infobox
Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
[[Image:|150px| ]]
System timeline
1883 Management company formed to work system
1930 Working taken on by state
Constituent companies / lines
1874 Wadi-Secunderbad Railway BG
1889 Bezwada Extension Railway BG
1900 Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway MG
Key locations
Headquarters Secunderabad
Workshops Lallaguda (Lalaguda), suburb of Secunderabad
Major Stations Aurangabad, Chanda, Hyderabad, Medak, Nander, Nizamabad, Parbhani, Secunderabad, Wadi
Successor system / organisation
1950 Nationalisation
1951 Central Railway (IR)
System mileage
Broad Gauge(BG) 351 miles (1905)
688 miles (1943)
Metre Gauge(MG) 391 miles (1905)
672 miles (1943)
Associated auxiliary force
n/a
How to interpret this infobox
Nizam's Guaranteed Railway Map 1909

The full style of the system was His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway (NGSR) which had its beginnings in a line built privately by the NIzam, to the dismay of the British authorities.

History

The earliest sections, operating as Nizam's Railway, were commenced during the 1870s, variously financed, constructed and operated.

Up to end of 1878 the line was worked by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) Company with its own rolling stock. From January 1879 to 31st December 1884 it was worked by the State Railway agency and from January 1885 by NGSR [1]

In 1883, a management company, Nizam's Guaranteed Railway, was formed to gradually take over these lines, under the provision of a guarantee from the Government of HEH the Nizam of the Princely Hyderabad State.

The State of Hyderabad assumed operational control of the system in 1930, renaming the railway Nizam's State Railway.

In 1950, the NGSR was nationalised and in 1951 became part of Central Railway, a zone of Indian Railways.

'Nizam’s Railway' Lines (up to 1883)

'Nizam’s Guaranteed State Railway' Lines (1883-1930)

Broad Gauge (BG) Lines

Metre Gauge (MG) Lines

  • Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway, MG, opened 1899-1900, as part of NGSR from Hyderabad to Manmad via Jalna, Sailu, Parbhani, Purna Junction, Nander, Sivungaon, Secunderabad. Total 391 miles(629km) including the 6 mile mixed gauge (MG and BG) section of Mainline into Hyderabad [5]
  • Secunderabad-Gadwal Railway, MG, also known as Secunderabad-Dronachellam Railway [3], opened in stages from 1916, as part of NGSR from Secunderabad south west to Gadwal via Timmapur, Chatanpali, Balanager, Gullapalli, Jadcharla, Mashbubnager, Kurumurti, Wanaparti Road, reached in 1917, 108 miles(173km) [7] The final 13 miles(21km) section to Gadwal was opened in 1922. The line was subsequently extended via Allumpur Road, a further 28 miles(45km),1925; and to the Hyderabad/British Frontier, a further 7 miles(11km) in 1928 [4].
  • Parbhani-Purli Railway, MG, opened 1929 as part of NGSR [3] from Parhhani Junction to Purli Vaijnath via Gangakher, 39 miles (62km) [4].

'Nizam’s State Railway' Lines (1930-1950)

Nizam's Railway System 1937 Map

The 1936-37 Report [8] gives only the summaries:-

  • Nizam’s State Railway, BG, Class I railway, 667 miles(1073km).
  • Bezwada Extension, BG, Class I railway, 22 miles(35km). State Railway worked by Nizam’s State Railway
  • Nizam’s State Railway, MG, Class I railway, 623 miles(1002km) .
  • Dronachellam(Dhone)-Kurnool-British Frontier, MG, Class I railway, 36 miles(58km). State railway, worked by by Nizam’s State Railway
  • Jankampet-Budaon Railway, MG, construction commenced 1936, 12 miles(19km) length. Primarily as a siding to serve a sugar factory at Budaon and to assist in the transport of machinery etc to the factory also for passenger traffic [9]. Line opened 1938 [3]

Later Development

Indian Railways (IR), Central Railway Zone (CR) was formed on 5 November 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the ‘Nizam's State Railway’

Records

An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [10] gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: -

  • L/F/5/128; “Nizam's Guaranteed Railway Co” with Contents “Copies of agreements with the Secretary of State, Company Memoranda and Articles of Association, and share prospectuses”; 1897-1919
  • Mss Eur F222/19; “Miscellaneous material on the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway, Hyderabad”; 1921-1927
  • L/F/7/2193; “Collection 370/37: Railways: Miscellaneous: Nizam's Guaranteed State RailwayCompany. Purchase by the Government of the Nizam of Hyderabad”; 1929-1930

Personnel

Staff lists for Nizam's Guaranteed Railway have not been found.

Miscellaneous Records

  • William Coupar Rennie, 1869, posted from PWD to Nizam's Railwayon survey and construction [11]
  • Henry Dangerfield, 1872 June, posted from PWD to Nizam's Railway, the construction of which was just commencing. He remained on that line for upwards of five years and a half; first for a short time as Assistant Engineer, and subsequently as Executive Engineer in charge of an important division, the construction of which he carried to completion. At the opening of that line in 1876 July, he was appointed to take charge as Manager and Engineer-in-Chief [12].
  • Robert Edwin Wright, 1872-1877, Assistant Engineer, first grade, promoted to Executive Engineer 4th grade in 1875 [13].
  • Willoughby Charles Furnivall was 'on loan' from Railway Branch - PWD during the period 1874-90 in charge of a number of locally administered State railways, which included the Nizams State Railway (NSR) [14].

1905 Civil List

Reference list

  • Stone, Edward Herbert, The Nizam’s State Railway. Illustrated by Photographs (London: 1876). [Copy held on open shelves, Asian and African Studies Reading Room, British Library.]

Sources

References

  1. ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 98; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 98 (pdf107); Retrieved 1 Dec 2016
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Google Books “The History of Nizam’s Railways System” by Dr. Santosh Jaganath, pages 97-98; Retrieved 1 Dec 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 ”Indian railways new chronology” by Keith Scholey, May 2015
  5. ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 103 (pdf111); Retrieved 1 Dec 2016
  6. ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 102 (pdf110); Retrieved 1 Dec 2016
  7. ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 104-105 (pdf112-113; Retrieved 1 Dec 2016
  8. ↑ “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-373” page 118 (pdf150)
  9. ↑ ”Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-37” page 42
  10. ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 10 Apr 2016
  11. ↑ Grace's Guide "William Coupar Rennie" Retrieved on 25 Jul 2016
  12. ↑ Grace's Guide "Henry Dangerfield" Retrieved on 25 Jul 2016
  13. ↑ Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 94, ‘Obituary - Robert Edwin Wright’; Retrieved 3 Apr 2020
  14. ↑ Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - Furnivall, Willoughby Charles"; Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016
  15. ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 604 (pdf page 567) Retrieved on 27 May 2016
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