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A metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) branch line of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] which was later extended to [[Dhandhuka]] and an end-on junction with the [[Bikaner State Railway]]. | A metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) branch line of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) which was later extended to [[Dhandhuka]] and an end-on junction with the [[Bikaner State Railway]]. | ||
<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 24]; Retrieved 15 Dec 2015</ref> | <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 24]; Retrieved 15 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
==Records== | |||
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]] | |||
This railway was worked by a State Railways and the following IOR records are held. | |||
<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/railwayemployment/railway.html IOR Railway Employment Records]; Retrieved 16 Jan 2016</ref> | |||
*'''L/F/8/1-20''' : "Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946" | |||
*'''Z/L/F/8/1-2''' : "Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946" | |||
*'''L/AG/46/20''' : "Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways” | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 07:35, 16 January 2016
| Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Ahmedabad to Dholka | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 33 miles(1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1901 | Formed | |
| 1902 | Opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | ||
| System agency | ||
| Worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
A metre gauge(MG) branch line of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) which was later extended to Dhandhuka and an end-on junction with the Bikaner State Railway. [1]
Records
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the 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
This railway was worked by a State Railways and the following IOR records are held. [2]
- L/F/8/1-20 : "Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946"
- Z/L/F/8/1-2 : "Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946"
- L/AG/46/20 : "Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways”
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 24; Retrieved 15 Dec 2015
- ↑ IOR Railway Employment Records; Retrieved 16 Jan 2016