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The '''Assam Railways and Trading Company Ltd''' (AR&TC) was formed in 1881 to exploit the rich natural resources of the extreme north east corner of [[Upper Assam]].
The '''Assam Railways and Trading Company Ltd''' (AR&TC) was formed in 1881 to exploit the rich natural resources of the extreme north east corner of [[Upper Assam]].
The '''Assam Railways and Trading Company Limited''' was incorporated in 1881, and originated from an agreement between the Secretary of State for India and Shaw, Finlayson and Company to build a railway line between [[Debrugarh]] (now Dibrugarh) and [[Sadiya]] in north-eastern Assam. In the event, it constructed a main line from Debrugarh to the River Dehring, and a branch line from Makum Junction to [[Talup]]. The company also owned other valuable businesses, including colliery workings.
<ref>Great Britain. Law Commission, Stationery Office [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf  H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"];  page 117, paragraph 3.8  Retrieved on 31 December 2015.</ref>
The rail-based assets of the company were acquired by the government in 1945. The company no longer has rail operating interests in the Indian subcontinent, although it still exists as a non-trading company, owned by the Assam Company Limited (part of the Duncan Macneill Group).
<ref>Great Britain. Law Commission, Stationery Office [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf  H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"];  page 117, paragraph 3.13  Retrieved on 31 December 2015.</ref>


==Railways owned by AR&TC==
==Railways owned by AR&TC==
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*[[Ledo and Tikak Margherita Colliery Railway]], opened 1897. Unassisted privately owned by Assam Railways and Trading Co Ltd. ; worked by B&AR, 1942.
*[[Ledo and Tikak Margherita Colliery Railway]], opened 1897. Unassisted privately owned by Assam Railways and Trading Co Ltd. ; worked by B&AR, 1942.
*[[Makum Branch Railway]], opened 1884. Branch of the Dibru-Sadiya Railway; Owned by Assam Railways and Trading Co Ltd
*[[Makum Branch Railway]], opened 1884. Branch of the Dibru-Sadiya Railway; Owned by Assam Railways and Trading Co Ltd
 
== References ==
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Revision as of 10:56, 31 December 2015

Assam Railways and Trading Company
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System timeline
1881 Company formed
1945 Railway undertakings nationalised
Constituent companies / lines
1882 Dibru-Sadiya Railway
Ledo and Tikak Margherita Colliery Railway
Key locations
Headquarters Dibrugarh
Workshops Rehabari, Margherita
Major Stations Dibrugarh, Ledo, Talap, Tinsukia
Successor system / organisation
1945 Bengal and Assam Railway
System mileage
Metre gauge 86 miles (1905)
105 miles (1921)
112 miles (1943)
2' 0" NG 25 miles, colliery lines (1921)
Associated auxiliary force
n/a
How to interpret this infobox

The Assam Railways and Trading Company Ltd (AR&TC) was formed in 1881 to exploit the rich natural resources of the extreme north east corner of Upper Assam.

The Assam Railways and Trading Company Limited was incorporated in 1881, and originated from an agreement between the Secretary of State for India and Shaw, Finlayson and Company to build a railway line between Debrugarh (now Dibrugarh) and Sadiya in north-eastern Assam. In the event, it constructed a main line from Debrugarh to the River Dehring, and a branch line from Makum Junction to Talup. The company also owned other valuable businesses, including colliery workings. [1]

The rail-based assets of the company were acquired by the government in 1945. The company no longer has rail operating interests in the Indian subcontinent, although it still exists as a non-trading company, owned by the Assam Company Limited (part of the Duncan Macneill Group). [2]

Railways owned by AR&TC

References

  1. Great Britain. Law Commission, Stationery Office H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; page 117, paragraph 3.8 Retrieved on 31 December 2015.
  2. Great Britain. Law Commission, Stationery Office H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; page 117, paragraph 3.13 Retrieved on 31 December 2015.