Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway

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The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (BBCIR) was incorporated in 1855 for "the construction and working of a line from Bombay, via Surat and Baroda, to Ahmedabad - total about 320 miles. Capital 2,300,000l. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 2,000,000l. capital and 4½ per cent . on 300,000l. debentures." 1


Characteristics

Formed in 1855 with a line from Bombay to Surat. In 1951 the BB&CI merged with Saurashtra, Rajputana and Jaipur railways to become the Western Railway.


Records

Unfortunately, there are no BBCIR staff records held in the India Office Records at the British Library.


Notes

1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", The Times, Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.