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The '''Jullundur-Doab Railway''', opened in 1912. Apparently this railway could have originally been been part of [[Southern Punjab Railway]](SPR) and then renamed to form the '''[[Hoshiarpur Doab Railway]]'''. | |||
<ref name=name>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n119/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 111 ]; Retrieved 24 Jan 2016</ref> | |||
<ref>[http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Bengal_and_Assam_Behar_and_Orissa_1000568138/205 Forgotten Books "Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa: Their History" ... p.204-5.]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
Two other railways were constructed as extensions to the Jullundur-Doab Railway which was renamed Hoshiarpur Doab Railway<ref name=name/> | |||
* '''Jullundur-Mukerian Railway''', metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]), 44 miles (70km), opened 1914-15. | |||
* '''Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway''', opened after 1914. | |||
==Records== | |||
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]] | |||
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway | |||
<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 23 Jan 2016</ref> | |||
gives the following: - | |||
*'''L/F/8/17/1281 ''' “Southern Punjab Railway Company Limited, Contract as to construction of the Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway as part of the Jullundur-Doab Railway; 1913” | |||
==Further Information== | |||
See [[Hoshiarpur Doab Railway]] | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Private Railways]] | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 10:43, 24 January 2016
The Jullundur-Doab Railway, opened in 1912. Apparently this railway could have originally been been part of Southern Punjab Railway(SPR) and then renamed to form the Hoshiarpur Doab Railway. [1] [2]
Two other railways were constructed as extensions to the Jullundur-Doab Railway which was renamed Hoshiarpur Doab Railway[1]
- Jullundur-Mukerian Railway, metre gauge(MG), 44 miles (70km), opened 1914-15.
- Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway, opened after 1914.
Records
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [3] gives the following: -
- L/F/8/17/1281 “Southern Punjab Railway Company Limited, Contract as to construction of the Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway as part of the Jullundur-Doab Railway; 1913”
Further Information
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 111 ; Retrieved 24 Jan 2016
- ↑ Forgotten Books "Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa: Their History" ... p.204-5.; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 23 Jan 2016