Indus Flotilla
The Indus Flotilla (sometimes named the Indus Steam Flotilla) was formed in 1856 to provide "the navigation of the Indus, &c, by means of steamvessels [sic], between Kotree and Mooltan, to be worked in connection with the railways. Capital - 250,000l. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent." [1]
Characteristics
The Indus Flotilla provided the essential link between Kotree and Mooltan, and its promoters negotiated the same guaranteed rate of return as the original guaranteed railways. Early on, it merged with the Sind Railway and the Punjab Railway to form the Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway.
Records
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [2] > gives 36 references. The most important being:-
- L /AG/46/17/14-18 “ Indus Steam Flotilla; 1858-1870” ( part of IOR/L/AG/46/17 “Records of the Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway Company 1855-1886”)
Further Information
See Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway
External Links
- "The Indus Flotilla Company"; 2 Oct 2009 All Things Pakistan
References
- ↑ "Money Market and City Intelligence", The Times, Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 23 Jan 2016