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-'''Brassey & Co''', Railway Contractors <ref>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Brassey_and_Co Grace's Guide "Brassey and Co"]; Retrieved  1 Mar 2018</ref>  were a subsidiary of ‘Thomas Brassey & Co’ of Canada Works, Birkenhead, England <ref>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Brassey_and_Co Grace's Guide " Thomas Brassey and Co]; Retrieved  1 Mar 2018</ref> with Thomas Brassey as Chairman <ref>[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Brassey Wikipedia "Thomas Brassey"]; Retrieved  1 Mar 2018</ref>
-==Railway Projects in India==
-*[[East Bengal Railway]](EBR). In 1858 Mr Brassey, in partnership with Mr Wythes and Sir Joseph Paxman, undertook the construction  of the EBR a line of 112 miles(179km) from [[Calcutta]] to [[Kushtia|Kooshtea(Kushtia)]] on the River Ganges,
-The line opened in stages from [[Calcutta]] in 1862 and completed through to [[Kushtia]] in 1864. The section from Calcutta via Ranaghat, Pradah Junction to Jagati Junction eventually becoming the 'EBR ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|Broad Gauge]]) Mainline' and from Jagati Junction the 'EBR Kushtia Loop' <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n51/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 42 (pdf51) ]; Retrieved  1 Mar 2018</ref>
-== References ==
-<references />
-[[Category:Railways]]
-[[Category:Railway Constructions]]
-[[Category:Commerce and Manufacturing Companies]]

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