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Formed as a private company, in 1896 '''Burma Railway''' (BR) took over the three metre gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railways operating in Burma under a guarantee provided by the Government of India.
Following the merger of the [[Irrawaddy Valley State Railway]], the [[Sittang Valley State Railway]] and the [[Mu Valley State Railway]] to form BR, construction continued on various projects until 1924 when the extent of line exceeded 1800 miles. From 1906, BR was managed by Walter Home who repeated his previous success at the helm of the [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]], another metre gauge line. (1)
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 171-4]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
In 1928, BR was dissolved and the railways in Burma were brought once again under direct government control, being renamed '''Burma Railways'''. In 1937, Burma was split from India and political control passed to the newly-formed ''Burma Office''.
(1) [http://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html "Walter Home : Burma Railway"]
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