GIPR Nagpur Branch
GIPR Nagpur Branch
The 'Nagpur Branch' of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) from Bhusawal was built by Messrs. Lee, Watson and Ayton, Construction Contractors. The line opened in stages 1863-67 - Bhusaval to Baderna 1863-65, to Nagpur 1867: 243.25 miles
One of the GIPR Engineers in charge of the construction was Robert Edwin Wright from 1864-67