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<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_and_North_Western_Railway Wikipedia "Bengal and North Western Railway"]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
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The B&NWR was unusual in that it was one of the very few railways promoted and constructed without Government assistance other than the gift of land, the original contract being signed in 1882.
In 1890 the company took over management of the Tirhoot State Railway, and managed further lines up until 1943.
==Further Reading==
# Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust. Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background
==External Links==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_and_North_Western_Railway "Bengal and North Western Railway"] Wikipedia
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