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== History == | == History == | ||
The '''Rajputana State Railway''' was formed by the joining of the [[Rajputana - Agra District Railway]] and the [[Rajputana - Delhi District Railway]]. The line was metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and the initial construction started in 1873. [[Delhi]] was linked to [[Agra]] via [[Alwar]] and [[Bandikui]] in 1874. | The '''Rajputana State Railway''' was formed by the joining of the [[Rajputana - Agra District Railway]] and the [[Rajputana - Delhi District Railway]]. The line was metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and the initial construction started in 1873. [[Delhi]] was linked to [[Agra]] via [[Alwar]] and [[Bandikui]] in 1874. | ||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899)"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899)"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge. | In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge. | ||
In 1881-82, the '''Rajputana-Malwa State Railway''' (RMSR) was created amalgamating, under single management, existing State Railways:- | In 1881-82, the '''[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]]''' (RMSR) was created amalgamating, under single management, existing State Railways:- | ||
*Rajputana State Railway (RSR) | *Rajputana State Railway (RSR) | ||
*[[Holkar State Railway]], which had opened 1874 from Khandwa reaching Indore, 1876. | *[[Holkar State Railway]], which had opened 1874 from Khandwa reaching Indore, 1876. | ||
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*[[Western Rajputana State Railway]], known to have existed but no information found. | *[[Western Rajputana State Railway]], known to have existed but no information found. | ||
All these State railways were worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) | All these State railways were worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) | ||
==Records== | |||
An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] 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 11 Apr 2016</ref> | |||
gives the following:- | |||
* V/24/3587; “India. Public Works Department: Administration report of the Rajputana State Railway, 1871/72-1874/75” | |||
*R/V/24/3590; "Public Works Department: Railways" which includes "Administration report on the Rajputana State Railway, 1878/79” | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 09:37, 11 April 2016
Rajputana State Railway(RSR)
History
The Rajputana State Railway was formed by the joining of the Rajputana - Agra District Railway and the Rajputana - Delhi District Railway. The line was metre gauge(MG) and the initial construction started in 1873. Delhi was linked to Agra via Alwar and Bandikui in 1874. [1]
In 1875, the line had extended as far as Ajmer with the aim to reach Ahmadabad and to connect to the Broad Gauge (BG) of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge.
In 1881-82, the Rajputana-Malwa State Railway (RMSR) was created amalgamating, under single management, existing State Railways:-
- Rajputana State Railway (RSR)
- Holkar State Railway, which had opened 1874 from Khandwa reaching Indore, 1876.
- Scindia-Neemuch Railway from Indore to Nimach, including a branch line from Indore to Ujjain opened in August 1876 . The entire line was completed in 1879-80
- Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway, Neemuch to Ajmer, the construction was started in 1879, and the work completed in March 1881
- Western Rajputana State Railway, known to have existed but no information found.
All these State railways were worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR)
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [2] gives the following:-
- V/24/3587; “India. Public Works Department: Administration report of the Rajputana State Railway, 1871/72-1874/75”
- R/V/24/3590; "Public Works Department: Railways" which includes "Administration report on the Rajputana State Railway, 1878/79”
References
- ↑ IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899)"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 11 Apr 2016