Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway: Difference between revisions

From FIBIwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
PEA-2292 (talk | contribs)
'Horace Bell' info added with link and extra information and links.
PEA-2292 (talk | contribs)
'Henry Francis Storey' link and text added
Line 1: Line 1:
The '''Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway'''  was a Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line and connected [[Neemuch]] to [[Ajmer]]. The construction started in 1875, and the work completed in March 1881.  
The '''Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway'''  was a Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line and connected [[Neemuch]] to [[Ajmer]]. The construction started in 1875, and the work completed in March 1881.  


Also known as the '''Rutlam Neemuch Nusserbad Railway''' , the engineer [[Horace Bell]] is recorded as being deployed from the Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]] to this railway for a short time in late 1875.
Also known as the '''Rutlam Neemuch Nusserbad Railway''' , the engineer [[Horace Bell]] is recorded as being deployed from the Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]] to this railway for a short time in late 1875. [[Henry Francis Storey]] was posted in 1879 to conduct surveys.


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:-

Revision as of 09:10, 30 April 2016

The Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway was a Metre Gauge(MG) line and connected Neemuch to Ajmer. The construction started in 1875, and the work completed in March 1881.

Also known as the Rutlam Neemuch Nusserbad Railway , the engineer Horace Bell is recorded as being deployed from the Railway Branch of the Public Works Department to this railway for a short time in late 1875. Henry Francis Storey was posted in 1879 to conduct surveys.

In 1881-82, the Rajputana-Malwa State Railway (RMSR) was created amalgamating, under single management, existing State Railways:-

All these railways were worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) State Railways; all worked by BB&CIR.

In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR), becoming the latter's Metre Gauge(MG) section; known as Ratlam Division of BB&CIR..

Further Information

See Rajputana-Malwa State Railway and Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway