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'''Scinde Railway Company'''
'''Scinde Railway Company'''


''Spelling Note''  
'''Note- see also [[Scinde Railway]]''' seperate page concerning one of the concessions of this company. 
*''The spellings used for town names in the 1850-60 is variable. We have given the name as splt with the later name in (brackets).''
 
Spelling Notes
* The spellings used for town names in the 1850-60 is variable. We have given the name as stated in the documents of that time and with the later name in (brackets).
* The 1858-59 Records and some early documents use the spelling  '''Sind Railway Company''' <ref>[[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tp4IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA17#v=onepage&q&f=false Online pdf version from 'Google Books' “Railways in India for the year 1858-59” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’- presented to both Houses of Parliament by HM Command. Paragraphs 64-87; Pages 17-20]; Retrieved 4 Jan 2021</ref>.
 
    
    
==Background==
==Background==
The following is extracted from ‘The Line and Works of the Scinde Railway’ by John Brunton, 1862 <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=1WsEAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books ‘The Line and Works of the Scinde Railway’ by John Brunton, Institution of Civil Engineers, 1862-63 Page 4]; Retrieved  19 Feb 2018</ref>  
The following is extracted from ‘The Line and Works of the Scinde Railway’ by [[John Brunton]], Chief Resident Engineer on the Scinde Railway, 1856-62 <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=1WsEAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books ‘The Line and Works of the Scinde Railway’ by [[John Brunton]], Institution of Civil Engineers, 1862-63 Page 4 ]; Retrieved  19 Feb 2018</ref>  


In 1849 the Government recognised the necessity of introducing railways into India and the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’ and the ‘[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]’ were established under the Guarantee system to open up the districts having the two ports of India, [[Calcutta]] and [[Bombay]], as outlets for their produce. The success in raising capital was at once evident and attention turned to the Indus Valley route having [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]] as its sea terminus.
In 1849 the Government recognised the necessity of introducing railways into India and the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’ and the ‘[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]’ were established under the Guarantee system to open up the districts having the two ports of India, [[Calcutta]] and [[Bombay]], as outlets for their produce. The success in raising capital was at once evident and attention turned to the Indus Valley route having [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]] as its sea terminus.
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A concession was granted to [[William Patrick Andrew|Mr W P Andrew]] in 1855 and the ‘'''Scinde Railway Company'''’ was formed under the Guarantee system. The concession included under its management the line from [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]] to [[Hyderabad]] upon the Indus;  the line from [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]] to [[Lahore]] and [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] and a flotilla of steam boats to complete the through communication.
A concession was granted to [[William Patrick Andrew|Mr W P Andrew]] in 1855 and the ‘'''Scinde Railway Company'''’ was formed under the Guarantee system. The concession included under its management the line from [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]] to [[Hyderabad]] upon the Indus;  the line from [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]] to [[Lahore]] and [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] and a flotilla of steam boats to complete the through communication.


[[File:Scinde Railway Company - Lines.png|thumb|File:Scinde Railway Company - Lines]]
Three distinct capital sums were originally raised under the following titles:-
Three distinct capital sums were originally raised under the following titles:-
*The ‘'''[[Scinde Railway]]'''’
*The ‘'''[[Scinde Railway]]'''’
*The ‘'''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''’
*The ‘'''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]'''’
*The ‘'''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]'''’
*The ‘'''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''’
 
"The accounts of these sections were kept perfectly distinct, while economy and harmonious working are secured by the concentration of the management in the hands of one board of directors"
"The accounts of these sections were kept perfectly distinct, while economy and harmonious working are secured by the concentration of the management in the hands of one board of directors"


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*The ‘'''[[Delhi Railway]]'''’, being an extension of the line from [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] to [[Delhi]], where it will form a junction to the northern terminus of the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]
*The ‘'''[[Delhi Railway]]'''’, being an extension of the line from [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] to [[Delhi]], where it will form a junction to the northern terminus of the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]


 
==Details of each concession==
The lengths of these sections were respectively :-  
The details and lengths of these sections were respectively :-  
*‘'''[[Scinde Railway]]'''’ from [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]]  to [[Kotri|Kotree(Kotri)]], on the Indus, 108 miles;  
<br>''See separate pages for further information''
*‘'''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]'''’ from [[Kotri|Kotree(Kotri)]] to [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]], 570 miles(this taking account of the windings of the river which is some 100 miles greater than that by land);
*‘'''[[Scinde Railway]]'''’ from [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]]  to [[Kotri|Kotree(Kotri)]] on the Indus, 108 miles(174km); construction commenced  Apr 1858, opened May 1861
‘'''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''’ from
*‘'''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''’ from [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]] to [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar]] via [[Khanewal]] and [[Lahore]], 238 miles opened in stages and was completed by Apr 1865
Punjaub Railway’ from [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]] to [[Lahore]], 222 miles and to [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]]Umritisir(Amritsar), 32 miles giving 254 miles;
*‘'''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]'''’ from [[Kotri|Kotree(Kotri)]] to [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]], 570 miles(917km), this taking account of the windings of the river which is some 100miles(160km) greater than that by land. This service linked the Scinde and the Pujaub Railways and continued until the ‘[[Indus Valley State Railway]]’was fully opened on 27 Oct 1878.
*‘'''Delhi Railway'''’ from [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] to [[Delhi]], 300 miles.
*‘'''[[Delhi Railway]]'''’ from [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] to [[Delhi]], 305 miles(490km); finance raised Jun 1863; line opened in stages from 1867 and finally completed Oct 1870 linking to the [[East Indian Railway]] at [[Ghaziabad]](just  east of [[Delhi]] ) thus providing a connection between [[Karachi]] and  [[Delhi]]
Total 1,232 miles


==Later Developments==
==Later Developments==
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==Further Information==
==Further Information==
Up to 1870 see '''[[Scinde Railway]]''', '''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]''', '''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''
*Up to 1870 see separate pages:-
<br>1870-86 see  '''[[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]]'''
**'''[[Scinde Railway]]'''
<br>From 1870 see '''[[North Western Railway]]'''
**'''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]'''
 
**'''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''
*1870-1886 see  '''[[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]]'''
*From 1886 see '''[[North Western Railway]]'''


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Guaranteed Railways‎]]

Latest revision as of 09:08, 4 January 2021

Scinde Railway Company

Note- see also Scinde Railway seperate page concerning one of the concessions of this company.

Spelling Notes

  • The spellings used for town names in the 1850-60 is variable. We have given the name as stated in the documents of that time and with the later name in (brackets).
  • The 1858-59 Records and some early documents use the spelling Sind Railway Company [1].


Background

The following is extracted from ‘The Line and Works of the Scinde Railway’ by John Brunton, Chief Resident Engineer on the Scinde Railway, 1856-62 [2]

In 1849 the Government recognised the necessity of introducing railways into India and the ‘East Indian Railway’ and the ‘Great Indian Peninsula Railway’ were established under the Guarantee system to open up the districts having the two ports of India, Calcutta and Bombay, as outlets for their produce. The success in raising capital was at once evident and attention turned to the Indus Valley route having Kurrachee(Karachi) as its sea terminus.

A concession was granted to Mr W P Andrew in 1855 and the ‘Scinde Railway Company’ was formed under the Guarantee system. The concession included under its management the line from Kurrachee(Karachi) to Hyderabad upon the Indus; the line from Moultan(Multan) to Lahore and Umritisir(Amritsar) and a flotilla of steam boats to complete the through communication.

File:Scinde Railway Company - Lines

Three distinct capital sums were originally raised under the following titles:-

"The accounts of these sections were kept perfectly distinct, while economy and harmonious working are secured by the concentration of the management in the hands of one board of directors"

In 1862 another concession was granted to the the ‘Scinde Railway Company’

Details of each concession

The details and lengths of these sections were respectively :-
See separate pages for further information

Later Developments

In 1870, the ‘Scinde Railway Company’ was amalgamated with the ‘Punjab Railway’ and ‘Delhi Railway’ Companies and renamed as the ‘Scinde, Punjaub and Delhi Railway Company’. This was covered by the ‘Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act‘ of 1869 [3]. See Footnote

In 1886, the contracts expired and responsibility for the railway was transferred entirely to the Government of India(GoI). The GoI merged the ‘Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway’ with other smaller state-owned railways to create the ‘North Western Railway’.

Footnote

  • The spelling of Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway is variable. Scinde and Punjaub are the spellings adopted in the legislation - see "Government Statute Law Repeals 2012" pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83 [3]

Further Information

References