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== History == | == History == | ||
The earliest sections | The earliest sections, operating as '''Nizam’s Railway''', were commenced during the 1870s, variously financed, constructed and operated. | ||
In 1883, a management company was formed to gradually take over these lines, under the provision of a guarantee from the Government of HEH the Nizam of Hyderabad State. | 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 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. | 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 Railway Lines (1883-1930)== | |||
== Nizam’s State Lines (after 1930)== | |||