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[[{{System_Railways_Infobox|image:Railroads in =|caption= |timeline1date= 1896|timeline1details= Burma Railway Company formed to work existing state lines|timeline2date= 1928|timeline2details= Nationalisation|timeline3date= 1937|timeline3details= Separation of Burma.jpgfrom India|thumbtimeline4date= 1948|Railways in timeline4details= Union of Burma in 1900created|timeline5date= |timeline5details= |company1= 1896|company1details= [[Irrawaddy Valley State Railway]]|company2= 1896|company2details= [[Sittang Valley State Railway]]|company3= 1896|company3details= [[Mu Valley State Railway]]|company4=|company4details= |company5=|company5details= |company6=|company6details= |company7=|company7details= |company8=|company8details= |company9=|company9details= |company10=|company10details= |company11=|company11details= |company12=|company12details= |headquarters= [[Rangoon]]|workshop= [[Insein]]|stations= [[Mandalay]], [[Pegu]], [[Prome]], [[Toungoo]]|system1date= 1928|system1details= Burma Railways|system2date= 1989|system2details= Myanmar Railways|system3date= |system3details= |gauge1= Metre gauge|gauge1details= 1340 miles (1905)<br>2049 miles (1943)|gauge2= |gauge2details= |gauge3= |gauge3details= |gauge4= |gauge4details= |auxillary forces= n/a}}
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Formed as a private company, in 1896 '''Burma Railway''' (BR) took over the three metre gauge railways operating in Burma under a guarantee provided by the Government of India.
== Characteristics History ==
Following the merger of the [[Irrawaddy Valley State Railway]], the [[Sittang Valley State Railway]] and the [[Mu Valley State Railway]] to form BR, construction continued on various projects until 1924 when the extent of line exceeded 1800 miles. From 1906, BR was managed by Walter Home who repeated his previous success at the helm of Jodhpur Railway, another metre gauge line. (1)
Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Burma "History of Rail Transport in Burma"]
[[image:Railroads in Burma.jpg|thumb|Railways in Burma in 1900]]
== Notes ==
