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The '''Punjab Railway''' was formed at the instigation of the [[Sind Railway]] to enable "the construction and working of lines in the [[Punjab]]. from [[Mooltan]] to [[Lahore]] and [[Umritser]], and thence to [[Delhi]] - total, about 490 miles. Capital - 4,000,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 1,500,000, the amount at present authorised to be raised." 1 | The '''Punjab Railway''' was formed at the instigation of the [[Sind Railway]] to enable "the construction and working of lines in the [[Punjab]]. from [[Mooltan]] to [[Lahore]] and [[Umritser]], and thence to [[Delhi]] - total, about 490 miles. Capital - 4,000,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 1,500,000, the amount at present authorised to be raised." 1 | ||
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1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a. | 1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a. | ||
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Revision as of 10:51, 27 September 2015
The Punjab Railway was formed at the instigation of the Sind Railway to enable "the construction and working of lines in the Punjab. from Mooltan to Lahore and Umritser, and thence to Delhi - total, about 490 miles. Capital - 4,000,000l. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 1,500,000, the amount at present authorised to be raised." 1
Characteristics
Like the Sind Railway, the Punjab Railway was built to broad gauge and was one of the original guaranteed railways. Early on, it merged with the Sind Railway and the Indus Flotilla to form the Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway.
Records
Refer to the Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway.
External links
W P Andrew, The Punjaub Railway (London: W H Allen, 1857).
Notes
1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", The Times, Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.