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This railway was worked by a State Railway and the following IOR records relating to Staff employment are held :-
*'''L/F/8/1-20''' "Appointments to State 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"
== External Links==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devgadh_Baria "Devgadh Baria/King Mansinh"] Wikipedia
Full revision; Wikipedia external link and IOR info removed (not relevant);
Later (''date not determined'') became the '''Baria-Piplod State Railway'''; also known as '''Piplod-Devgad-Baria Railway''' linking the towns of [[Baria]] and [[Piplod]]
The line was worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR)and confirmed in an agreement dated 1929<ref name=name/>.
In 1948 the railway was merged to form the '''[[Saurashtra Railway]]'''
==Records==
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]]
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
<refname=name>[ [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: -
*'''L /F/8/20/1763''' “Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway Company, Agreement for working of Baria State Railway Government of H.H. the Raja of Baria State; 1929”
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