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Later it was worked by [[Morvi Railway]] before becoming part of the newly formed [[Saurashtra Railway]] in 1948. | Later it was worked by [[Morvi Railway]] before becoming part of the newly formed [[Saurashtra Railway]] in 1948. | ||
==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 22 Jan 2016</ref> | |||
gives the following: - | |||
*'''L/F/7/299 ''' “Collection 31/3: Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway: Contract as to the costs of Railway Board's control of the Dhrangadhra Railway; 1930” | |||
*'''L/F/8/20/1760 ''' “Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway Company, Contract as to the costs of the Railway Board's control of the Dhrangadhra Railway; 1930” | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 22 January 2016
| Dhrangadhra Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Dhrangadhra to Wadhwan | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 21 miles (1905) 40 miles (1942) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1898 | Opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Dhrangadhra, Wadhwan | |
| System agency | ||
| 1898 | Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway | |
| 1911 | Bhavnagar State Railways | |
| 1943 | Morvi Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Dhrangadhra Railway (DR) was a short metre gauge(MG) line owned by the Princely Dhrangadhra State.
Initially, the DR was worked by the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway; from 1911 by Bhavnagar State Railways. [1]
Later it was worked by Morvi Railway before becoming part of the newly formed Saurashtra Railway in 1948.
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/F/7/299 “Collection 31/3: Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway: Contract as to the costs of Railway Board's control of the Dhrangadhra Railway; 1930”
- L/F/8/20/1760 “Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway Company, Contract as to the costs of the Railway Board's control of the Dhrangadhra Railway; 1930”