Gondal Railway
| Gondal Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Dhola to Jetalsar | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 106 miles (1922) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1881 | Opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Dhola, Jetalsar, Jam Jodhphur | |
| System agency | ||
| 1881 | Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway | |
| 1911 | Gondal Railways | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Gondal Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| System timeline | ||
| 1911 | Gondal Railways system formed | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1911 | Gondal Railway | |
| 1911 | Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway | |
| 1919 | Porbandar State Railway | |
| 1913 | Khijadiya-Dhari Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Gondal | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Dhola, Jetalsar, Rajkot | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1948 | Saurashtra Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 230 miles (1922) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| n/a | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Gondal State Railway(GSR) was a metre gauge(MG) railway owned by the Princely Gondal State. The line opened in 1881 and originally worked by the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway(BGJPR).
From 1911, the line formed the nucleus of a new system, working jointly with the Porbandar State Railway(PSR) thus forming the Gondal-Porbandar Railway.
In 1919, GSR took over the sole working of the PSR.
In 1948, GSR became a part of Saurashtra Railway.
Branch Lines and Extensions
- Khijadiya-Dhari Railway was a MG line, part of Gondal Railways and owned by the State of Gondal. Opened 1913
Personnel
No Staff Lists have been found.
The following are recorded as 'on loan' from the Public Works Department(PWD)
- Richard Gardiner Lieut-Col. R.E. from PWD, 1887, Manager and Engineer-in-Chief of 'Bhavnagar-Gondal Railway' until retirement in 1893.[1].
- Willoughby Verner Constable, 1887, Officiating Manager of 'Bhavnagar and Gondal States Railways' [2].
- Ernest Ifill Shadbolt, PWD Assistant Engineer from 1874 to 1884 'services lent to Bhavnagar and Gondal States' Railways [3].
- Horace Chaloner Knox, 1890, Executive Engineer employed with 'Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway' [4].
Further Information
See Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway and Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.
References
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429) Retrieved on 17 May 2016
- ↑ “Indian Biographical Dictionary” 1915 page 390; Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ India Civil List 1890, page 41