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The '''South Bihar Railway''' was a privately owned broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line opened in 1879 connecting [[Luckeesarai]] and [[Kiul]] to [[Gaya]], a length of 79 miles(125km) the line was operated by the [[East Indian Railway]] (EIR).
The '''South Bihar Railway''' Company  was formed in 1895. The Line ran south west from [[Luckeeserai]] in Monghyr District to [[Gaya]], a distance of some 79 miles(126km)<ref name=name/>.  
<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 62]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilaiya_Junction_railway_station Wikipedia "Tilayi Junction Station"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaya_Junction_railway_station Wikipedia "Gaya Junction Station"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm Archive.org "Indian Railway History Time line" Compiled by R.P.Saxena]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>


The railway was privately owned by the '''South Bihar Railway Company''' and was leased to the State to be worked as part of the EIR network.
The railway was privately owned by the South Bihar Railway Company and was leased to the State to be worked as part of the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) network. The railway was taken over by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) in 1906
   
   
==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]]
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref name=name> [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2  “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue”  - Search];  Retrieved  28 Jan 2016</ref>
gives several references. The most important being:-
*'''L/AG/46/37 '''  “Records of the India Office relating to the South Behar Railway Company; 1895-1906” with Catalogue remark ‘Company formed in 1895. Line ran south west from Luckeeserai in Monghyr District to Gaya, a distance of some 79 miles. Run by the East Indian Railway Company. Taken over by Government in 1906’.
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Revision as of 07:06, 28 January 2016

The South Bihar Railway Company was formed in 1895. The Line ran south west from Luckeeserai in Monghyr District to Gaya, a distance of some 79 miles(126km)[1].

The railway was privately owned by the South Bihar Railway Company and was leased to the State to be worked as part of the East Indian Railway(EIR) network. The railway was taken over by the Government of India(GoI) in 1906

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 [1] gives several references. The most important being:-

  • L/AG/46/37 “Records of the India Office relating to the South Behar Railway Company; 1895-1906” with Catalogue remark ‘Company formed in 1895. Line ran south west from Luckeeserai in Monghyr District to Gaya, a distance of some 79 miles. Run by the East Indian Railway Company. Taken over by Government in 1906’.

References