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In 1948 the BSR was merged to form the [[Saurashtra Railway]]
In 1948 the BSR was merged to form the [[Saurashtra Railway]]


==Personnel==
==Personnel Records, Chronological Order==
No Staff Lists have been found.
No Staff Lists have been found.


The following are recorded as 'on loan' from the [[Public Works Department]](PWD)
The following are recorded as 'on loan' from the [[Public Works Department]](PWD)
 
*[[Ernest Ifill Shadbolt]], PWD Assistant Engineer from 1874 to 1884 'services lent to Bhavnagar and Gondal States' Railways <ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary.djvu/430 “Indian Biographical Dictionary” 1915 page 390]; Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Alexander Izat]], 1879,  Engineer-in-Chief <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhavnagar_State_Railway Wikipedia "Bhavnagar State Railway"]; Retrieved on 7 Jul 2016</ref>, on loan
*[[Richard Gardiner]] Lieut-Col. R.E. from PWD,  1887, Manager and Engineer-in-Chief of 'Bhavnagar-Gondal Railway' until retirement in 1893.<ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA499 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462)] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.  
*[[Richard Gardiner]] Lieut-Col. R.E. from PWD,  1887, Manager and Engineer-in-Chief of 'Bhavnagar-Gondal Railway' until retirement in 1893.<ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA499 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462)] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.  
*[[Willoughby Verner Constable]], 1887, Officiating Manager of 'Bhavnagar, Gondal and States Railways' <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA466 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429)] Retrieved on 17 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Willoughby Verner Constable]], 1887, Officiating Manager of 'Bhavnagar, Gondal and States Railways' <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA466 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429)] Retrieved on 17 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Ernest Ifill Shadbolt]], PWD Assistant Engineer from 1874 to 1884 'services lent to Bhavnagar and Gondal States' Railways <ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary.djvu/430 “Indian Biographical Dictionary” 1915 page 390]; Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Horace Chaloner Knox]], 1890, Executive Engineer employed with 'Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway' <ref> India  Civil List 1890, page 41</ref>.
*[[Horace Chaloner Knox]], 1890, Executive Engineer employed with 'Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway' <ref> India  Civil List 1890, page 41</ref>.



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Bhavnagar State Railway
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System timeline
1911 Bhavnagar State Railway system formed
Constituent companies / lines
1911 Bhavnagar State Railway
1911 Dhrangadra Railway
Key locations
Headquarters Bhavnagar
Workshops
Major Stations Bhavnagar, Dhola, Wadhwan
Successor system / organisation
1948 Saurashtra Railway
System mileage
Metre gauge 206 miles (1921)
307 miles (1944)
Associated auxiliary force
n/a
How to interpret this infobox
Bhavnagar State Railway
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Line of route
Dhola to Wadhwan
Bhavnagar to Mahuva
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 307 miles (1944)
Timeline
1880 First section opened to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bombay
Stations Bhavnagar, Dhandhuka, Dhola, Jasdan, Kundla, Limbdi, Mahuva, Palitana, Wadhwan
System agency
1880 Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway
1911 Own agency
How to interpret this infobox


The Bhavnagar State Railway (BSR) was formed and built by the Princely Bhavnagar State as a Metre Gauge(MG) line in 1880.

Soon after the formation of BSR in 1880 the company absorbed the the Princely Kathiawar State Railway

Initially worked by an administrative coalition as the the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway, the BSR operated as an independent system from 1911 under the administation of the Bhavnager Durbar. [1]

For some years after 1911, the BSR also worked the Dhrangadra Railway.

In 1948 the BSR was merged to form the Saurashtra Railway

Personnel Records, Chronological Order

No Staff Lists have been found.

The following are recorded as 'on loan' from the Public Works Department(PWD)

References

Further Information

See Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway