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The '''Baripada-Talbond Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) extension to the NG [[Mayurbhanj Railway]], owned by private company | The '''Baripada-Talbond Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) extension to the NG [[Mayurbhanj Railway]], owned by private company belonging to the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Mourbhanj State]]. | ||
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n19/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 11]; Retrieved | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n19/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 11, listed as Mayurbhanj Extension Railway]; Retrieved 19 February 2016</ref>. | ||
The line opened in 1920 joining [[Baripada]] to [[Talbond]], a length of 38 miles(61km) and was maintained, managed and worked by the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR). | |||
==Records== | ==Records== | ||
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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 Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved | <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 19 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
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*'''L /F/8/20/1682''' “Bengal-Nagpur Railway Company Limited, Contract for the maintenance, management and working of the Mayurbhanj Railway and the Baripada-Talbond | *'''L /F/8/20/1682''' “Bengal-Nagpur Railway Company Limited, Contract for the maintenance, management and working of the Mayurbhanj Railway and the Baripada-Talbond extension; 1923” | ||
==Further Information== | |||
See '''[[Mayurbhanj Railway]]''' and '''[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 07:18, 19 February 2016
The Baripada-Talbond Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) extension to the NG Mayurbhanj Railway, owned by private company belonging to the Princely Mourbhanj State. [1].
The line opened in 1920 joining Baripada to Talbond, a length of 38 miles(61km) and was maintained, managed and worked by the Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR).
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 the following: -
- L /F/8/20/1682 “Bengal-Nagpur Railway Company Limited, Contract for the maintenance, management and working of the Mayurbhanj Railway and the Baripada-Talbond extension; 1923”
Further Information
See Mayurbhanj Railway and Bengal-Nagpur Railway