Mu Valley State Railway
| Mu Valley State Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Sagaing to Myitkyina Sagaing to Alon (branch) Nada to Katha (branch) | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | ||
| Timeline | ||
| 1898 | First section opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal, Burma | |
| Stations | Alon, Katha, Mogaung, Monywar, Myitkyina, Nada, Sagaing, Shwebo, Wuntho | |
| System agency | ||
| 1896-1928 | Worked by Burma Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Mu Valley State Railway (MVSR) was the third metre gauge(MG) railway to be constructed in Burma. In 1896, management of the MVSR passed to the newly formed Burma Railway Company. [1]
History
Following the arrival of the Sittang Valley State Railway at Mandalay, construction began on a new line from Sagaing to Myitkyina, opened by 1898 [1].
Records
Although there do not appear to be any MVSR staff records held in the India Office Records at the British Library, the names of staff transferred to the successor company may appear in Burma Railway records.
Personnel
- John Walker Buyers from Public Works Department(PWD)posted as Engineer-in-Chief to Mu Valley State Railway [1], he was in 1890 transferred to Burma Railway.
- Hugh Lewin Monk deployed from the Railway Branch of the PWD to Mu Valley State Railway: 1889, P.A to Chief Engineer; 1891, Engineer-in-chief; 1892, Superintending Engineer [1].
- Frederick Robert Bagley from PWD; 1890, Mu Valley Railway Survey, Superintending Engineer [2].
- Ronald Chapman Beeston from PWD; 1890, Mu Valley Railway Survey, Superintending Engineer [2]
Further Information
See Burma Railway