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The '''Bengal-Nagpur Railway''' (BNR) was formed in 1887 to take over the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway|Nagpur-Chhattisgarh Railway]], to convert the existing metre gauge track to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) and to extend the system eastwards to join the [[East Indian Railway]] at [[Asansol]], 132 miles from Calcutta.
The '''Bengal-Nagpur Railway''' (BNR) was formed in 1887 to take over the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway|Nagpur-Chhattisgarh Railway]], to convert the existing metre gauge track to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) and to extend the system eastwards to join the [[East Indian Railway]] at [[Asansol]], 132 miles from Calcutta.
<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 157]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n9/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  pages 1 to 5]; Retrieved 19 Feb 2016</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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*'''L/F/8/1-20''' "Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946"  
*'''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"
*'''Z/L/F/8/1-2''' Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946"


[[Image:Bnrkhargur.jpg|thumb|left|BNR Loco Running Staff 1910]]
[[Image:Bnrkhargur.jpg|thumb|left|BNR Loco Running Staff 1910]]
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A series of articles on the BNR, then celebrating its (highly significant) 25th year, was published during 1911 in ''The Indian Railway Gazette''. The December 1911 issue carried biographical entries on the top 12 staff complete with individual photographic portraits. Microfilm of the Gazette can be consulted at the British Library's Newsroom.  
A series of articles on the BNR, then celebrating its (highly significant) 25th year, was published during 1911 in ''The Indian Railway Gazette''. The December 1911 issue carried biographical entries on the top 12 staff complete with individual photographic portraits. Microfilm of the Gazette can be consulted at the British Library's Newsroom.  


There are some reports, letters and notes on the railway's history covering 1890-1930 held at [http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/leisculture/heritage1/hals/ '''Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies'''], including copies of the ''Bengal-Nagpur Railway Magazine'' for July 1929, August 1929, November 1930 and December 1930.
There are some reports, letters and notes on the railway's history covering 1890-1930 held at  
*[http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/leisculture/heritage1/hals/ '''Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies'''], including copies of the ''Bengal-Nagpur Railway Magazine'' for July 1929, August 1929, November 1930 and December 1930.


The '''South Eastern Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways, carries much historical material on its website (see below for link).


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,397  "Major Events in Formation of S.E. Railway"] A timeline from 1887 to 2001 of the South Eastern Railway (formerly BNR).
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20081120084756/http://www.serailway.gov.in/General/Book_RRB/index.htm  Evolution of SER over the years] A history of the South Eastern Railway, including the BNR and its constituents.  This archived link from South Eastern Railway is most likely chapters (or content)  from the book ''South Eastern Railway: March to New Millennium 1878-2001'' by R. R. Bhandari 2001. Unfortunately, not all the chapters are accessible.  
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20081120084756/http://www.serailway.gov.in/General/Book_RRB/index.htm  Evolution of SER over the years] A history of the South Eastern Railway, including the BNR and its constituents.  This archived link from South Eastern Railway is most likely chapters (or content)  from the book ''South Eastern Railway: March to New Millennium 1878-2001'' by R. R. Bhandari 2001. Unfortunately, not all the chapters are accessible.  
*[http://web.ncf.ca/kharagpurdiaspora/ Kharagpur’s Diaspora Reunited] Memories and photos of a BNR family, the Cramptons, from the 1930s to 1950s.
*[http://web.ncf.ca/kharagpurdiaspora/ Kharagpur’s Diaspora Reunited] Memories and photos of a BNR family, the Cramptons, from the 1930s to 1950s.
** A map on which the Bengal-Nagpur Railway is shown may be found  in [http://web.ncf.ca/kharagpurdiaspora/index.html#pt.7  Correspondence Part 7] (scroll down a considerable way)     
** A map on which the Bengal-Nagpur Railway is shown may be found  in [http://web.ncf.ca/kharagpurdiaspora/index.html#pt.7  Correspondence Part 7] (scroll down a considerable way)     
*Indian Railways line history: South Eastern Railway [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:zhDq6WKEraQJ:indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf+Adra+Bengal+Nagpur+Railway&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgef8_W5Ay84Uw3HFe-sshvi3tUkiBCn17F3ru9MbxyYTxfd8F_9KO99c8cgB3l0VSw4CFiesFBzuZU5K-BuoeYt0NTOxW6uAx6iBHbQysgREYUxHv-W8iuJUUcMVwRGNjxSjCN&sig=AHIEtbTX7l8En_RASGIzv53CQyqx5OYW1w html version], [http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf pdf] from [http://indianrailwaynotes.wordpress.com/ Indian Railway Notes]
*[http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf "Indian Railway Notes" by Hugh Scholey]  





Revision as of 10:34, 19 February 2016

Bengal-Nagpur Railway

Bengal-Nagpur Railway device
Line of route
Calcutta to Nagpur (Bombay)
Calcutta to Waltair (Madras)
Bilaspur to Katni
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 1696 miles (1905)
Timeline
1887 Company formed
1888 Existing metre gauge converted to broad
1944 Line acquired by state
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations
System agency
Worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway
How to interpret this infobox


Bengal-Nagpur Railway

Bengal-Nagpur Railway device
System timeline
1944 Management of line taken over by state
Constituent companies / lines
Bengal-Nagpur Railway
Jubbulpore-Gondia Railway
Mayurbhanj Railway
Parlakimedi Light Railway
Raipur-Dhamtari Railway
Key locations
Headquarters Calcutta
Workshops Kharagpur
Major Stations Asansol, Balasore, Bilaspur, Chanda, Chhindwara, Cuttack, Jubbulpore, Mandla, Nagpur, Raipur, Sambalpur, Vizagapattam
Successor system / organisation
1952 Eastern Railway (IR zone)
1955 South Eastern Railway (IR zone)
System mileage
Broad gauge 1696 miles (1905)
2498 miles (1943)
Narrow (2' 6") gauge 343 miles (1905)
798 miles (1943)
Associated auxiliary force
Bengal Nagpur Railway Battalion
How to interpret this infobox

The Bengal-Nagpur Railway (BNR) was formed in 1887 to take over the metre gauge(MG) Nagpur-Chhattisgarh Railway, to convert the existing metre gauge track to broad gauge(BG) and to extend the system eastwards to join the East Indian Railway at Asansol, 132 miles from Calcutta. [1]

History

The BNR was the last major railway formed to benefit from a Government guarantee, with the system from the outset owned by the Government of India GoI who contracted the BNR company to manage matters, initially for 25 years and therafter determinable every 10 years.

The BNR was the last company to be nationalised, on 1 October 1944. In 1952, the BNR was merged with the East Indian Railway to form Indian Railways' Eastern Railway but in 1955, BNR re-emerged to form South Eastern Railway.

Branch Lines and extensions

Railways absorbed into BNR

Lines worked by BNR at some time

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 47 references. The most important being:-

  • L/AG/46/5 “Records of the Bengal Nagpur Railway Company; 1856-1947
  • L/F/7/249-255 "Finance Department Records; 1890-1947

There are no BNR Staff Agreements in the IOR but as a State Railway a search of the following may yield a result -

  • 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"
BNR Loco Running Staff 1910

A series of articles on the BNR, then celebrating its (highly significant) 25th year, was published during 1911 in The Indian Railway Gazette. The December 1911 issue carried biographical entries on the top 12 staff complete with individual photographic portraits. Microfilm of the Gazette can be consulted at the British Library's Newsroom.

There are some reports, letters and notes on the railway's history covering 1890-1930 held at


External Links

  • Evolution of SER over the years A history of the South Eastern Railway, including the BNR and its constituents. This archived link from South Eastern Railway is most likely chapters (or content) from the book South Eastern Railway: March to New Millennium 1878-2001 by R. R. Bhandari 2001. Unfortunately, not all the chapters are accessible.
  • Kharagpur’s Diaspora Reunited Memories and photos of a BNR family, the Cramptons, from the 1930s to 1950s.
    • A map on which the Bengal-Nagpur Railway is shown may be found in Correspondence Part 7 (scroll down a considerable way)
  • "Indian Railway Notes" by Hugh Scholey


References