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A metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) branch line of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) which was later extended to [[Dhandhuka]] and an end-on junction with the [[Bikaner State Railway]]. | A metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) branch line of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) which was later extended to [[Dhandhuka]] and an end-on junction with the [[Bikaner State Railway]]. | ||
<ref>[https:// | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n32/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 24]; Retrieved 29 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
==Records== | ==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]] | 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 Jan 2016</ref> | |||
gives the following: - | |||
*'''L/AG/46/20''' "Records relating to Ahmadabad-Dholka Railway; 1901-1908” | |||
This railway was worked by a State Railways and the following IOR records relating to Staff employment are held :- | This railway was worked by a State Railways and the following IOR records relating to Staff employment are held :- | ||
*'''L/F/8/1-20''' "Appointments to State Railways made in the UK; 1855-1946" | *'''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" | *'''Z/L/F/8/1-2''' "Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK; 1855-1946" | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 07:12, 29 January 2016
| Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Ahmedabad to Dholka | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 33 miles(1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1901 | Formed | |
| 1902 | Opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | ||
| System agency | ||
| Worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
A metre gauge(MG) branch line of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) which was later extended to Dhandhuka and an end-on junction with the Bikaner State Railway. [1]
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/AG/46/20 "Records relating to Ahmadabad-Dholka Railway; 1901-1908”
This railway was worked by a State Railways and the following IOR records relating to Staff employment are held :-
- 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"