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'''Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Railway''' | '''Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Railway''' | ||
The ownership, date of opening and the details of operation of this railway have not been confirmed. | |||
An article written in "The Hindu" in 2004 | |||
<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/12/18/stories/2004121800560100.htm The Hindu Newspaper "Chugging into the past" Saturday, Dec 18, 2004] Retrieved on Jan 2016</ref> | |||
states 'the railway line from Madras to Tuticorin, covering a distance of 444 miles, was laid way back in 1880 by the erstwhile South Indian Railway Company during the British Raj.' | |||
Both [[Vriddhachalam]] and [[Cuddalore]] are on the main SIR line between [[Tuticorin]] ( today called Thoothukudi) and [[Madras]] (Chennai). So this would support the conclusion that the Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Railway was constructed by SIR c.1880. | |||
The railway was worked by [[South Indian Railway]](SIR) in 1933<ref name=name/> | |||
==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 name=name>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 28 Jan 2016</ref> | |||
gives the following: - | |||
*'''L/L/F/7/2601''' “Collection 400/8: South Indian Railway: Contract for working of Shoranur-Nilambur, Salem-Metur Dam and Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Lines; 1931-33" | |||
*'''L/F/8/20/1774''' “South Indian Railway Company Limited, Contract as to working of Shoranur-Nilambur Line, Salem-Metur-Dam Line and Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Line; 1933" | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 28 January 2016
Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Railway
The ownership, date of opening and the details of operation of this railway have not been confirmed.
An article written in "The Hindu" in 2004 [1] states 'the railway line from Madras to Tuticorin, covering a distance of 444 miles, was laid way back in 1880 by the erstwhile South Indian Railway Company during the British Raj.'
Both Vriddhachalam and Cuddalore are on the main SIR line between Tuticorin ( today called Thoothukudi) and Madras (Chennai). So this would support the conclusion that the Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Railway was constructed by SIR c.1880.
The railway was worked by South Indian Railway(SIR) in 1933[2]
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 [2] gives the following: -
- L/L/F/7/2601 “Collection 400/8: South Indian Railway: Contract for working of Shoranur-Nilambur, Salem-Metur Dam and Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Lines; 1931-33"
- L/F/8/20/1774 “South Indian Railway Company Limited, Contract as to working of Shoranur-Nilambur Line, Salem-Metur-Dam Line and Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Line; 1933"
References
- ↑ The Hindu Newspaper "Chugging into the past" Saturday, Dec 18, 2004 Retrieved on Jan 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 28 Jan 2016