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''' ''This page Each year an Annual Report on the Railways in India was published. <br>The first Report was for the year 1858-59 and was presented to both Houses of Parliament by Julian Danvers, the Government Director of the Indian Railways. He published 21 Reports, the last being for the year 1879-80. <br>Each Report is under construction'' '''full of details, information and a map showing the development of the railway network in India.<br>The Reports continued through until the late 1930’s.
→1936-37 Report on Railways
*The [[British Library]] have kindly given permission for these documents in the [[India Office Records]] to be photographed and FIBIS volunteers are extracting the relevant information from each Report which will be progressively uploaded.<br> *Where online versions of the complete Report is available the website link is given. ''Fibis are looking in detail at these Reports and will be extracting relevant and useful information and transferring this to separate pages within the Fibiwiki Project.''
== Administration Reports for Railways in India ==
British Library ‘India Office Records L/PARL/2/100 “Railways in India for the year 1870-71” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’- presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command.
<br>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/18145 Online pdf version ‘Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics’].
<br>[[1870-71 Report on Railways |For extract of relevant paragraphs of this '''1870-71 Report and Map ''' ''- see separate page'']]
===1871-72 Report on Railways===
===1897-98 Report on Railways===
[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/18176 Online pdf version ‘Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics’ Administration Report on the Railways in India for 1897-987 by A.Brereton, Director of Railway Traffic and Statistics - presented to both Houses of Parliament].
<br>Also available [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.36207/page/n1 Archive.org] Read online or download.
===1901 Report on Railways===
[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.36147/page/n1 Administration Report on the Railways in India for the Calendar year 1901] by A Brereton, Secretary to the Government of India, Public Works Department, Railways. Archive.org. Read online or download.
===1903 Report on Railways===
[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25362 Online pdf version ‘Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics’ “Report on the Administration and Working of the Indian Railways, 1903” by Thomas Robertson, Special Commissioner for Indian Railways - presented to both Houses of Parliament].
===1905 Report on Railways=== [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.57423/page/n1 Administration Report on the Railways in India for the Calendar year 1905] by the Railway Board. Archive.org. Read online or download.===1906 Report on Railways===[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.94040/page/n5 Administration Report on the Railways in India for the Calendar year 1906] by the Railway Board. Archive.org. Read online or download.
===1913-14 Report on Railways===
[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/18182 Online pdf version ‘Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics’ “Administration Report on the Railways in India 1913-14 Vol. 1.” by the Railway Department].
===1936-37 Report on Railways===
'''This is a very precise resume of the Railways, with details of Contracts etc etc. '''
<br>'Fibis use this 1918 Report as primary definitive record with Railway Maps included.'''
[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/18160 Online pdf version ‘Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics’ “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-37. Vol. I Railway Department, Government of India”].
===1937-38 Report on Railways===
[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/18161 Online pdf version ‘Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics’ “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1937-38. Vol. I Railway Department, Government of India”].
===1938-39 Report on Railways===
[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/18163 Online pdf version ‘Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics’ “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1938-39. Vol. I Railway Department, Government of India”].
