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State funded metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) extension to '''[[Bengal Dooars Railway]]''' of 117 miles(187km) and passed to them on completion in 1898. | State funded metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) extension to '''[[Bengal Dooars Railway]]''' of 117 miles(187km) and passed to them on completion in 1898. | ||
| + | ==Records== | ||
| + | An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this tramway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 2 Apr 2016</ref> | ||
| + | gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: - | ||
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| + | *L/F/8/15/1039; "The Bengal Dooars Railway Company Limited, Contract for the construction of certain extensions and the management and working of the company's railways Secretary of State";2 Mar 1898 | ||
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==Further Information== | ==Further Information== | ||
See '''[[Bengal Dooars Railway]]''' | See '''[[Bengal Dooars Railway]]''' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Assisted Railways]] | [[Category:Assisted Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:44, 2 April 2016
Bengal Dooars Extensions Railway
State funded metre gauge(MG) extension to Bengal Dooars Railway of 117 miles(187km) and passed to them on completion in 1898.
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this tramway [1] gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: -
- L/F/8/15/1039; "The Bengal Dooars Railway Company Limited, Contract for the construction of certain extensions and the management and working of the company's railways Secretary of State";2 Mar 1898
Further Information
References
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 2 Apr 2016
