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*[http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/quickinfo/loc/colindale/index.html British Library Newspapers, Colindale]
*[http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/quickinfo/loc/colindale/index.html British Library Newspapers, Colindale]
*[http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,397  "Major Events in Formation of S.E. Railway"] A timeline from 1887 to 2001 of the South Eastern Railway (formerly BNR).
*[http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,397  "Major Events in Formation of S.E. Railway"] A timeline from 1887 to 2001 of the South Eastern Railway (formerly BNR).
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20081120084756/http://www.serailway.gov.in/General/Book_RRB/index.htm  Evolution of SER over the years] A history of the South Eastern Railway, including the BNR and its constituents.  This archived link from South East Railway is most likely chapters (or content)  from the book ''South Eastern Railway: March to New Millennium 1878-2001'' by R. R. Bhandari 2001. Unfortunately, not all the chapters are accessible.  
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20081120084756/http://www.serailway.gov.in/General/Book_RRB/index.htm  Evolution of SER over the years] A history of the South Eastern Railway, including the BNR and its constituents.  This archived link from South Eastern Railway is most likely chapters (or content)  from the book ''South Eastern Railway: March to New Millennium 1878-2001'' by R. R. Bhandari 2001. Unfortunately, not all the chapters are accessible.  
*[http://www.hertsdirect.org/libsleisure/heritage1/HALS/ Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies]
*[http://www.hertsdirect.org/libsleisure/heritage1/HALS/ Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies]
*[http://web.ncf.ca/kharagpurdiaspora/ Kharagpur’s Diaspora Reunited] Memories and photos of a BNR family, the Cramptons, from the 1930s to 1950s.
*[http://web.ncf.ca/kharagpurdiaspora/ Kharagpur’s Diaspora Reunited] Memories and photos of a BNR family, the Cramptons, from the 1930s to 1950s.

Revision as of 10:09, 23 August 2013

Bengal-Nagpur Railway

Bengal-Nagpur Railway device
Line of route
Calcutta to Nagpur (Bombay)
Calcutta to Waltair (Madras)
Bilaspur to Katni
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 1696 miles (1905)
Timeline
1887 Company formed
1888 Existing metre gauge converted to broad
1944 Line acquired by state
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations
System agency
Worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway
How to interpret this infobox


Bengal-Nagpur Railway

Bengal-Nagpur Railway device
System timeline
1944 Management of line taken over by state
Constituent companies / lines
Bengal-Nagpur Railway
Jubbulpore-Gondia Railway
Mayurbhanj Railway
Parlakimedi Light Railway
Raipur-Dhamtari Railway
Key locations
Headquarters Calcutta
Workshops Kharagpur
Major Stations Asansol, Balasore, Bilaspur, Chanda, Chhindwara, Cuttack, Jubbulpore, Mandla, Nagpur, Raipur, Sambalpur, Vizagapattam
Successor system / organisation
1952 Eastern Railway (IR zone)
1955 South Eastern Railway (IR zone)
System mileage
Broad gauge 1696 miles (1905)
2498 miles (1943)
Narrow (2' 6") gauge 343 miles (1905)
798 miles (1943)
Associated auxiliary force
Bengal Nagpur Railway Battalion
How to interpret this infobox

The Bengal-Nagpur Railway (BNR) was formed in 1887 to take over the metre gauge Nagpur-Chhattisgarh Railway, to convert the existing metre gauge track to broad gauge and to extend the system eastwards to join the East Indian Railway at Asansol, 132 miles from Calcutta.

History

The BNR was the last major railway formed to benefit from a Government guarantee, with the system from the outset owned by the GoI who contracted the BNR company to manage matters, initially for 25 years and therafter determinable every 10 years. The BNR was the last company to be nationalised, on 1 October 1944. In 1952, the BNR was merged with the East Indian Railway to form Indian Railways' Eastern Railway but in 1955, BNR re-emerged to form South Eastern Railway.

Records

BNR Loco Running Staff 1910

There are no Staff agreements held at the British Library in the India Office Records.

A series of articles on the BNR, then celebrating its (highly significant) 25th year, was published during 1911 in The Indian Railway Gazette. The December 1911 issue carried biographical entries on the top 12 staff complete with individual photographic portraits. Microfilm of the Gazette can be consulted at the British Library's Newspaper Reading Room at Colindale (see below for link).

There are some reports, letters and notes on the railway's history covering 1890-1930 held at Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, including copies of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway Magazine for July 1929, August 1929, November 1930 and December 1930.

The South Eastern Railway, a zone of Indian Railways, carries much historical material on its website (see below for link).

External Links