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An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 20 Jan 2016</ref>gives the following: -=Further Information==*See '''L/F/8/19/1442 '[[McLeod'' “Bankura-Damoodar River Railway Company Limited, Contract for construction" Also the following IOR records relating to Staff employment are listed and may provide information concerning this railway:- *'''L/F/8/1-20''' "Appointments to State s Light Railways made in the UK; 1855-1946" *'']]'Z/L/F/8/1-2''': "Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK; 1855-1946"
1937 Report info added, Classification added and Infobox edit
|route= [[Bankura]] to [[Rainagar]]
|gauge1= 2' 6" NG
|gauge1details= 60 miles (estimate)
|gauge2=
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|timeline1date= 1916-17
|timeline1details= Opened to traffic
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The '''Bankura-Damoodar River Railway''' (BDRR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, 60 miles(96km). The Bankura-Damoodar River Railway Company was owned, built and operated as part of [[McLeod's Light Railways]](McLR), opening to traffic on 15 December 1916.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n219/mode/2up 1up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 211]; Retrieved 29 Jan 201612 Nov 2018</ref>. A Contract dated 9 Sep 1918 confirming the arrangements was made between the Secretary of State for India, and the Bankura-Damoodar River Railway Company, Limited, Calcutta of the other part. Messrs. McLeod & Company are stated as the promoters of the Company. The Company officials are given as Messrs J J Godfrey, General Manager, Dalhousie Square, Calcutta ; E W Bowrey; Colin C Guliland. This Contract has been transcribed by FIBIS <ref>British Library’ Indian Office Records’ IOR/L/F/8/19/1442 “Bankura-Damoodar River Railway Company Limited, Contract for construction" </ref> The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1916-17 through to 1936-37<ref name=Hist>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 262 pdf 305]; Retrieved 26 Jul 2020</ref>.
In 1967, ownership of the BDRR was transferred to a zone of [[Indian Railways]], [[South Eastern Railway]], which began converting the line to broad gauge in 2000.
== Classification ==
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system.
==Records==
No staff or personnel lists have been found for this railway
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ 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]]
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