Indus Valley State Railway
The Indus Valley State Railway was formed between 1870 and 1871 to replace the Indus Flotilla by providing a rail link between Kotri and Multan. [1] [2].
With others, the Indus Valley State Railway was merged with the Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway in 1886 to form the North-Western State Railway (later the North Western 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 [3]> gives 10 references. The most important being:-
- L/AG/46/34 “Records of the India Office relating to the North Western State Railway"
The following appears on this IOR record
'The North Western State Railway was created in 1886 by the amalgamation of the Scinde-Punjab-Delhi Railway (see L/AG/46/17), the Indus Valley State Railway and the Punjab Northern State Railway’
Unfortunately, there are no Indus Valley State Railway Staff agreements held at the British Library in the India Office Records.
Further Information
References
- ↑ "Alas, Sindh is now Lost: Indus Valley State Railway" by Salman Rashid March 29, 2013; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015
- ↑ Administration report on the construction of the (Indus State) Railway, pdf format; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 23 Jan 2016