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{{Infobox_Railways | |||
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|description=[[Wadi]] to [[Bezwada]] | |||
[[Hyderabad]] to [[Manmad]] | |||
|date1=1870 | |||
|date1details=Formation | |||
|date2=1879 | |||
|date2details=Becomes state railway | |||
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|date4= | |||
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|date5=1950 | |||
|date5details=Nationalisation | |||
|company1=1874 | |||
|company1details=Wadi-Secunderabad Railway (BG) | |||
|company2=1889 | |||
|company2details=Bezwada Extension Railway (BG) | |||
|company3=1901 | |||
|company3details=Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway (MG) | |||
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|headquarters=[[Secunderabad]] | |||
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|stations=[[Hyderabad]], [[Wadi]], [[Bezwada]], [[Manmad]] | |||
|successor1=1951 | |||
|successor1details=[[Central Railway]] (IR) | |||
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|gauge1=Broad gauge | |||
|gauge1details=351 miles (1905) | |||
|gauge2=Metre gauge | |||
|gauge2details=391 miles (1905) | |||
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The full style was '''His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway''' and had its beginnings in a line built privately by the NIzam, to the dismay of the British authorities. | |||
==== Reference list ==== | |||
*Stone, Edward Herbert, ''The Nizam’s State Railway. Illustrated by Photographs'' (London: 1876). [Copy held on open shelves, APAC Reading Room, British Library.] | |||
==== Sources ==== | |||
*[http://irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html "Chronological History of Railways in India"] (''The IRFCA Server'' : accessed 01 December 2008). | |||
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Hyderabad,_India_(State) "Hyderabad, India (State)"] (''LoveToKnow Classic Encyclopedia'' : accessed 01 December 2008). | |||
*[http://irfca.org/docs/history/hyderabad.html "Hyderabad - Imperial Gazetteer of India"] References extracted from the Imperial Gazetteer (1909) by R Sivaramakrishnan, posted 18 August 2008 (''The IRFCA Server'' : accessed 01 December 2008). | |||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 22:52, 1 December 2008
| Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway | ||
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| Timeline | ||
| 1870 | Formation | |
| 1879 | Becomes state railway | |
| 1950 | Nationalisation | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1874 | Wadi-Secunderabad Railway (BG) | |
| 1889 | Bezwada Extension Railway (BG) | |
| 1901 | Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway (MG) | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Secunderabad | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Hyderabad, Wadi, Bezwada, Manmad | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1951 | Central Railway (IR) | |
| Route mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 351 miles (1905) | |
| Metre gauge | 391 miles (1905) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| How to use this infobox | ||
The full style was His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway and had its beginnings in a line built privately by the NIzam, to the dismay of the British authorities.
Reference list
- Stone, Edward Herbert, The Nizam’s State Railway. Illustrated by Photographs (London: 1876). [Copy held on open shelves, APAC Reading Room, British Library.]
Sources
- "Chronological History of Railways in India" (The IRFCA Server : accessed 01 December 2008).
- "Hyderabad, India (State)" (LoveToKnow Classic Encyclopedia : accessed 01 December 2008).
- "Hyderabad - Imperial Gazetteer of India" References extracted from the Imperial Gazetteer (1909) by R Sivaramakrishnan, posted 18 August 2008 (The IRFCA Server : accessed 01 December 2008).