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The '''Sind Railway''' was formed in 1856 to facilitate "the construction and working of a line in [[Sind]]. from Kurrachee [ [[Karachi]] ] to the river Indus at [[Kotree]] - total, about 120 miles. Capital - 1,000,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent." 1 | The '''Sind Railway''' was formed in 1856 to facilitate "the construction and working of a line in [[Sind]]. from Kurrachee [ [[Karachi]] ] to the river Indus at [[Kotree]] - total, about 120 miles. Capital - 1,000,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent." 1 John Brunton was the chief resident engineer hired to supervise it. | ||
Revision as of 07:55, 9 November 2009
The Sind Railway was formed in 1856 to facilitate "the construction and working of a line in Sind. from Kurrachee [ Karachi ] to the river Indus at Kotree - total, about 120 miles. Capital - 1,000,000l. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent." 1 John Brunton was the chief resident engineer hired to supervise it.
Characteristics
The Sind Railway was built to broad gauge and was one of the original guaranteed railways. Early on, it merged with the Punjab Railway and the Indus Flotilla to form the Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway.
Further Reading
Brunton, John, The Diary of John Brunton, Engineer, East India Railway Company, Karchi: Cit Press, 1997. ISBN 99-8380-03-5. (Reprint version). Originally printed by Cambridge University Press, 1939.
Online
Brunton, John, Description of the Line and Works of the Scinde Railway. 1863. Available in pdf.
Records
Refer to the Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway.
Notes
1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", The Times, Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.