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The '''Great Southern of India Railway''' (GSIR) was formed in 1858 for "the construction and working of a railway from Negapatam to Trichinopoly, with branches to [[Salem]] and Tuticorin - total, about 300 miles. Capital 500,000''l''. (for the works at present authorized to be proceeded with, - viz., the line from Negapatam to Trichinopoly). Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent." | The '''Great Southern of India Railway''' (GSIR) was formed in 1858 for "the construction and working of a railway from [[Negapatam]] to [[Trichinopoly]], with branches to [[Salem]] and [[Tuticorin]] - total, about 300 miles. Capital 500,000''l''. (for the works at present authorized to be proceeded with, - viz., the line from Negapatam to Trichinopoly). Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent." <ref>"Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.</ref> | ||
[[William Smith Betts]] was the first Agent of the Great Southern of India Railway <ref name=MotSIR> Southern Railway Heritage Centre "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951". With page numbers indicated #p.</ref>, #p.210,214. The Chief Engineer [[Mark William Carr]] was appointed in 1858 <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Mark_William_Carr Grace's Guide "Mark William Carr"]; Retrieved 18 June 2016</ref> | |||
== History == | |||
The construction of the line from [[Negapatam]] via [[Tiruvallur]] to [[Tanjore]] (48 miles/77km) started in April 1859 to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) standards and the was opened to traffic by December 1861 . The headquarters were at [[Negapatam]] with the Agent, Chief Engineer, Locomotive Superintendent and Traffic Superintendent and Workshops . The line reached [[Trichinopoly]] in 1862 <ref name=MotSIR/> #p.2,3,6,7. | |||
[[David Logan]] was Resident Engineer on the construction from 1858 until 1863, when he succeeded [[Mark William Carr]] as Chief Engineer, a position he held until resigning in 1866 to superintend the reclamation work at Back Bay, Bombay <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1896.19540 Institute of Civil Engineers "Obituary David Logan"]; Retrieved 17 June 2016</ref> | |||
In 1864 November [[Frederick Lewis Dibblee]], on his arrival in [[Madras]], was engaged as Engineer-in-Charge on the GISR, then District Engineer and later Chief Engineer, a position he continued to hold until August 1868, when he resigned and transferred to the [[Carnatic Railway]] <ref>[http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/genealogy/dibblee/index.htm Frederick Dibblee, MICE Biography "Frederick Lewis Dibblee"]; Retrieved 18 June 2016</ref> | |||
In 1865 new 'beautiful and unique' offices were constructed at [[Trichinopoly]] and the Chief Engineer, Chief Traffic Superintendent, Chieif Accounts Officer, Audit Officer etc moved over Thus leaving at [[Negapatam]] the Agent's office and the Locomotive Worshops. #p.8,9. | |||
In | In 1868, the GSIR line reached [[Erode]], connecting to the [[Madras Railway]] and [[David Logan]] was reappointed as Chief Engineer. | ||
On 1st July 1874 the Great Southern of India Railway Company and the [[Carnatic Railway]], were amalgamated under the title of the '''[[South Indian Railway]]'''. | |||
==Records== | ==Records== | ||
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An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway | 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 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved | <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 British Library “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 18 Jun 2016</ref> gives 46 references. The most important being:- | ||
*'''L /AG/46/13 ''' “Records of the Great Southern of India Railway Company; 1859-1874” | *'''L /AG/46/13 ''' “Records of the Great Southern of India Railway Company; 1859-1874” | ||
==Personnel== | |||
Unfortunately, there are no GSIR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]]. | Unfortunately, there are no GSIR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]]. | ||
''The only GSIR personnel that have been identified so far are mentioned in the text above.'' | |||
[ | ==Further Information== | ||
See '''[[South Indian Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||