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{{ | {{Line Railways Infobox | ||
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| | |route= [[Wadi]] to [[Bezwada]]<br>[[Hyderabad]] to [[Manmad]] | ||
| | |gauge1= Broad gauge | ||
| | |gauge1details= 351 miles (1905) | ||
| | |gauge2= Metre gauge | ||
| | |gauge2details= 391 miles (1905) | ||
| | |gauge3= | ||
| | |gauge3details= | ||
| | |gauge4= | ||
| | |gauge4details= | ||
| | |timeline1date= 1870 | ||
| | |timeline1details= Private railway worked by company | ||
|timeline2date= 1879 | |||
|timeline2details= State railway worked by company | |||
|timeline3date= | |||
|timeline3details= | |||
|timeline4date= 1950 | |||
|timeline4details= Nationalisation | |||
|timeline5date= 1951 | |||
|timeline5details= [[Central Railway]] (IR) | |||
|presidency= [[Madras]] | |||
|stations= [[Warangal]] | |||
|system1date= | |||
|system1details= Worked by<br>[[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]] | |||
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|auxillary forces= | |||
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|company1=1874 | |company1=1874 | ||
|company1details=Wadi-Secunderabad Railway (BG) | |company1details=Wadi-Secunderabad Railway (BG) | ||
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|company12= | |company12= | ||
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|headquarters=[[Secunderabad]] | |headquarters= [[Secunderabad]] | ||
|workshop= | |workshop= | ||
|stations=[[Warangal]] | |stations= [[Warangal]] | ||
| | |system1date= 1950 | ||
| | |system1details= Nationalisation | ||
| | |system2date= 1951 | ||
|system2details= [[Central Railway]] (IR) | |||
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|gauge1= | |gauge1= | ||
|gauge1details= | |gauge1details= | ||
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== 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.] | *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://irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html "Chronological History of Railways in India"] (''The IRFCA Server'' : accessed 01 December 2008). | ||
Revision as of 01:32, 14 December 2008
| Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Wadi to Bezwada Hyderabad to Manmad | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 351 miles (1905) | |
| Metre gauge | 391 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1870 | Private railway worked by company | |
| 1879 | State railway worked by company | |
| 1950 | Nationalisation | |
| 1951 | Central Railway (IR) | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Madras | |
| Stations | Warangal | |
| System agency | ||
| Worked by Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| System timeline | ||
| 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 | Warangal | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1950 | Nationalisation | |
| 1951 | Central Railway (IR) | |
| System mileage | ||
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The full style of the system was His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway which 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).