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The GoI took over direct control of the MSMR on 1 April 1944. | The GoI took over direct control of the MSMR on 1 April 1944. | ||
On 14 April 1951, the MSMR, | On 14 April 1951, the MSMR, the [[South Indian Railway]] and the [[Mysore State Railway]] merged together to become '''Southern Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways. | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 11 January 2009
| Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway | ||
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| System timeline | ||
| 1908 | Formed from 2 exisitng systems | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1908 | Madras Railway | |
| 1908 | Southern Mahratta Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Madras | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | ||
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1951 | Southern Railway (IR zone) | |
| System mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 1092 miles (1943) | |
| Metre gauge | 1712 miles (1943) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (MSMR) was formed in 1908 from the merger of the Madras Railway (MR) and the Southern Mahratta Railway (SMR).
History
Having taken the MR into state ownership and created the new system, the Government of India (GoI) immediately passed the working of the MSMR to a private company of the same name.
The GoI took over direct control of the MSMR on 1 April 1944.
On 14 April 1951, the MSMR, the South Indian Railway and the Mysore State Railway merged together to become Southern Railway, a zone of Indian Railways.
Records
There are no Staff agreements held at the British Library in the India Office Records.
External links =
"Railway" Banglapedia.
"Brief History" Bangladesh Railway.