Carnatic Railway
| Carnatic Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
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| Timeline | ||
| 1870 | Formed with state assistance | |
| 1872 | Merged to form South Indian Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Madras | |
| Stations | ||
| System agency | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Carnatic Railway (CAR) was formed in 1870 to acquire the lines of the Indian Tramway Co.a company which was in liquidation. The CAR was able to secure a 5% guarantee from the Government of India(GoI).
History
In 1872, the Carnatic Railway merged with the Great Southern of India Railway. In 1874, the merged companies were renamed the South Indian Railway(SIR).
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
Unfortunately, there are no CAR staff records held in the India Office Records at the British Library.
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [1] gives 7 references. The most important being:-
- L/F/8/11/874 “Carnatic Railway Company, Duplicate contract Secretary of State; 1870”
- L/PWD/5/3 “Public Works 'Old Series' (Collections), Coll 15, Amalgamation of Great Southern and Carnatic Railway Cos, 1869-1874”
External links
- Frederick Dibblee, MICE, Chief Engineer, CR (1868-1874).
References
- ↑ British Library “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 20 Jan 2016