Bhavnagar State Railway
| Bhavnagar State Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| System timeline | ||
| 1911 | Bhavnagar State Railway system formed | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1911 | Bhavnagar State Railway | |
| 1911 | Dhrangadra Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Bhavnagar | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Bhavnagar, Dhola, Wadhwan | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1948 | Saurashtra Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 206 miles (1921) 307 miles (1944) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| n/a | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Bhavnagar State Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Dhola to Wadhwan Bhavnagar to Mahuva | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 307 miles (1944) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1880 | First section opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Bhavnagar, Dhandhuka, Dhola, Jasdan, Kundla, Limbdi, Mahuva, Palitana, Wadhwan | |
| System agency | ||
| 1880 | Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway | |
| 1911 | Own agency | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Bhavnagar State Railway (BSR) was formed and built by the Princely Bhavnagar State as a Metre Gauge(MG) line in 1880.
Soon after the formation of BSR in 1880 the company absorbed the the Princely Kathiawar State Railway
Initially worked by an administrative coalition as the the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway, the BSR operated as an independent system from 1911 under the administation of the Bhavnager Durbar. [1]
For some years after 1911, the BSR also worked the Dhrangadra Railway.
In 1948 the BSR was merged to form the Saurashtra Railway
Personnel Records, Chronological Order
No Staff Lists have been found.
The following are recorded as 'on loan' from the Public Works Department(PWD)
- Ernest Ifill Shadbolt, PWD Assistant Engineer from 1874 to 1884 'services lent to Bhavnagar and Gondal States' Railways [2].
- Alexander Izat, 1879, Engineer-in-Chief [3], on loan
- Richard Gardiner Lieut-Col. R.E. from PWD, 1887, Manager and Engineer-in-Chief of 'Bhavnagar-Gondal Railway' until retirement in 1893.[4].
- Willoughby Verner Constable, 1887, Officiating Manager of 'Bhavnagar, Gondal and States Railways' [5].
- Horace Chaloner Knox, 1890, Executive Engineer employed with 'Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway' [6].
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
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 169; Retrieved 30 Jan 2016
- ↑ “Indian Biographical Dictionary” 1915 page 390; Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Wikipedia "Bhavnagar State Railway"; Retrieved on 7 Jul 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ India Civil List 1890, page 41