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An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
<ref>http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 British Library "Indian Office Records Search"]; Retrieved 20 Jan 2016</ref> gives 4 references. The most important being:-  
<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue”  - Search"]; Retrieved 20 Jan 2016</ref> gives 4 references. The most important being:-  
*'''L/F/8/20/1782'''  “His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad, Memorandum of agreement for working of the Bezwada Extension Railway; 1933”
*'''L/F/8/20/1782'''  “His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad, Memorandum of agreement for working of the Bezwada Extension Railway; 1933”
*'''L/F/7/2225'''  “Collection 370/68: Railways: Miscellaneous: Bezwada Extension Railway; 1930-36"
*'''L/F/7/2225'''  “Collection 370/68: Railways: Miscellaneous: Bezwada Extension Railway; 1930-36"

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The Bezwada Extension Railway opened in 1889 as south west extension to the broad gauge (BG) network of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway(NGSR). [1]

Note - Bezwada is the present day Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh.

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

An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [2] gives 4 references. The most important being:-

  • L/F/8/20/1782 “His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad, Memorandum of agreement for working of the Bezwada Extension Railway; 1933”
  • L/F/7/2225 “Collection 370/68: Railways: Miscellaneous: Bezwada Extension Railway; 1930-36"

References

  1. ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 109; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015
  2. ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search"; Retrieved 20 Jan 2016
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