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Initially worked by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR) and amalgamated into [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) in 1900. | Initially worked by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR) and amalgamated into [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) in 1900. | ||
<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 70]; Retrieved 17 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 70]; Retrieved 17 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]] | |||
The following IOR records are reported to be relevant | |||
<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/railwayemployment/railway.html IOR Railway Employment Records]; Retrieved 16 Jan 2016</ref> ''(but not checked)'' | |||
*'''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" | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 06:59, 18 January 2016
| Bhopal-Itarsi Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Itarsi to Hoshangabad Hoshangabad to Bhopal | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 13 miles (1905) [British section] | |
| Broad gauge | 44 miles (1905) [Indian State section] | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1884 | Line opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Itarsi, Hoshangabad, Bhopal | |
| System agency | ||
| Indian State line worked by GIPR | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Bhopal-Itarsi Railway comprised two sections:-
- The longer section was an Indian States Railway, the Bhopal State Railway, opened 1884.
- The shorter section was classified as a State Railway and opened in 1885.
Together they formed the Bhopal-Itarsi Railway a broad gauge(BG) line linking Bhopal and Itarsi.
Initially worked by Indian Midland Railway(IMR) and amalgamated into Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) in 1900. [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
The following IOR records are reported to be relevant [2] (but not checked)
- 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"
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 70; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015
- ↑ IOR Railway Employment Records; Retrieved 16 Jan 2016