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==Further Reading==
# Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust. Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background
'Further Reading' Rao book deleted; 1918 Admin Report link changed;
The '''Bengal and North-Western Railway''' (B&NWR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway.
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/itemsstream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf #page/n165/mode/2up" Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 157-162]; Retrieved 17 Dec 201519 Feb 2016</ref>
The Bengal and North Western Railway Company came into being in October 1882 as a result of an agreement made with the Secretary of State for India. The government had started work in 1881 on constructing a rail link between [[Patna]] and [[Bahraich]], along the Ghaghara River. The company agreed to complete the construction works and, in consideration of that investment, the government would provide a tranche of land without charge (instead of providing a guaranteed return). Once constructed the company became responsible for the railway’s operation under the concession agreement
<ref>Great Britain. Law Commission, Stationery Office [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf HGreat Britain.M. Government Law Commission, “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"]; page 118, paragraph 3.14. Retrieved on 31 December 2015.19 Feb 2016</ref>
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.
<ref name=name>Great Britain. Law Commission, Stationery Office [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf HGreat Britain.M. Government Law Commission, “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"]; page 118, paragraph 3.15. Retrieved on 31 December 2015.19 Feb 2016</ref>
The B&NWR eventually comprising a complicated network of lines on the left (north) bank of the Ganges between [[Katihar]] in the east and [[Lucknow]] in the west.
===Lines worked by B&NWR===
* [[Benares City Branch Railway]], opened as branch of [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]](O&RR) 1899; however worked by B&NWR
*[[Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway]], opened 1896; worked Jointly between B&NWR and [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]]( R&KR) networks
*[[Darbhanga State Railway]], opened 1883-84 as Nirmali Branch of [[Tirhoot State Railway]](TSR); worked by B&NWR 1886-1890; then reverted to TSR
*'''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"
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