Burn & Co Ltd
Burn & Co Ltd
Burn and Company was established in 1781 as a firm of architects and builders in Calcutta and engineers at Howrah with a foundry.
Wagon Manufacturing
The Howrah works became a major railway contactor from the very beginning of railways in India in the 1850’s. With the rapid expansion of Railways, Burn & Company started manufacturing Railway rolling stock at Howrah to cater to the increasing demand. [1] [2] [3]
Railway Construction and Operation
The Deogarh Railway first opened in 1882 and was constructed on the metre gauge(MG) and worked by Messers Burn & Co Ltd of Calcutta up to 30 June 1911. It was acquired by the State and incorporated with the East Indian Railway(EIR) on the 1 July 1911 and converted to the broad gauge(BG) on 13 Sep 1913 [4]
Later Developments
Martin, Burn & Company In 1946 Burn & Co Ltd merged with Martin & Company to form Martin, Burn & Company [5].
Burn Standard Company Limited Burn & Company merged with the Indian Standard Wagon Co Ltd (founded in 1918, at Burnpur) to become the Burn Standard Company Limited and developed excellence in manufacturing Railway wagons, forged components, springs etc.
External Links
- Wikipedia "Burn Standard Company"
- Wikipedia "Martin, Burn & Company"
References
- ↑ "Burn Standard Company History";Retrieved 10 Dec 2015
- ↑ Google Books "Business and Politics in India by Stanley A. Kochanek";Retrieved 10 Dec 2015
- ↑ Google Books "Private Investment in India, 1900-1939 by Amiya Kumar Bagchi";Retrieved 10 Dec 2015
- ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 54, pdf page 62. ‘’Note Deoghur is incorrect spelling’’; Retrieved 26 Aug 2016
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry WB104 page ....
