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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 An on-line search of the IOR records are reported relating to be relevantthis railway<ref>[http://wwwsearcharchives.bl.uk/reshelpprimo_library/findhelpregionlibweb/asiaaction/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/railwayemployment/railwaysearch.html IOR Railway Employment do?vid=IAMS_VU2 British Library "Indian Office RecordsSearch"]; Retrieved 18 Jan 2016</ref> ''(but not checked)''gives 163 references. The most important being:- *'''L/FAG/46/7'''*'''L/F/8/1-20''' : "Appointments to State “Records of the Burma Railways made in the UK 1855Company, 1896-1946" 1921” *'''ZL/LAG/F46/87/117-218''' : "Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855 “... which includes lists of employees, 1898-1946"1921”*'''L/AG/46/728''' “Records of the India Office relating to the Burma Railways Company 1897-1927”*'''L/AGF/4610/28250''' "Records of service: Officers employed by the Burma Railways Co Ltd. Half-yearly Staff lists 1922-1928"
'''Research report'''The As a State Railway a search of the following records are held at the [[British Library]] in the [[India Office Records]] (but not indexed in Z/L/AG/46). may yield a result -*'''L/AG/46F/68/171-1820''' : "List of employees 1898Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-19211946".*'''Z/L/F/108/2501-2''' : "Half-yearly Staff lists 1922Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-19281946".
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