Mayavaram Mutupet Railway

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The Mayavaram Mutupet Railway opened with a section of 31 miles (50km) in 1890 [1] and completed in 1894.

The line was owned by Tanjore District Board and worked by the South Indian Railway(SIR) [2]

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 the following: -

  • L/F/8/15/1034/1 and /2 “The South Indian Railway Company Limited, Agreement as to working the Mayavaram Mutupet Railway; 1897"

Personnel

William Michell was deployed from the Railway Branch of the Public Works Department, 1891on loan to the South Indian Railway Company, to take executive charge.

References