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Bengal and North-Western Railway

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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]]
The following An on-line search of the IOR records are reported relating to be relevantthis railway<ref>[http://wwwsearcharchives.bl.uk/reshelpprimo_library/findhelpregionlibweb/asiaaction/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/railwayemployment/railwaysearch.html IOR Railway Employment do?vid=IAMS_VU2 British Library "Indian Office RecordsSearch"]; Retrieved 16 20 Jan 2016</ref> gives 81 references. The most important being:- *''(but not checked)'L/AG/46/23'''“Records of the India Office relating to the Bengal and North Western Railway; 1882-1921” *'''L/F/7/256-278'''“Collection 27: Bengal and North Western Railway; 1908-1946” As a State Railway a search of the following may yield a result -*'''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"*'''L/AG/46/23'''
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