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==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]] | |||
The following IOR records are reported to be relevant | |||
<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/railwayemployment/railway.html IOR Railway Employment Records]; Retrieved 16 Jan 2016</ref> ''(but not checked)'' | |||
*'''L/F/7''' | |||
*'''L/F/8/1-20''' : "Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946" | |||
*'''Z/L/F/8/1-2''' : "Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946" | |||
*'''L/AG/46/3''' | |||
*'''L/AG/46/22''' | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 06:15, 18 January 2016
| Barsi Light Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| System timeline | ||
| 1897 | Line opened to traffic | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Kurduvadi | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Barsi Road, Barsi, Pandharpur, Tadwala | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1954 | purchased by Indian Railways | |
| System mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 22 miles (1897, 1905) | |
| 202 miles (1927) | ||
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
Barsi Light Railway (BLR)
The Barsi Light Railway Company owned and worked the 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway that initially connected Barsi to the main Bombay-Madras trunk line of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) at Barsi Road, a distance of 22 miles(35km). [1]
Conceived by the ex-GIPR engineer, Everard Calthrop, the Barsi Light Railway revolutionised the approach to narrow gauge feeder lines in India, and was immensely successful. By 1927, the line had been extended significantly over 202 route miles(323km).
The line remained in private ownership until 1954 when it was purchased by Indian Railways.
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
The following IOR records are reported to be relevant [2] (but not checked)
- L/F/7
- L/F/8/1-20 : "Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946"
- Z/L/F/8/1-2 : "Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946"
- L/AG/46/3
- L/AG/46/22
External Links
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 214; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015
- ↑ IOR Railway Employment Records; Retrieved 16 Jan 2016