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The company Burn & Company merged with the [[Indian Standard Wagon Co Ltd]] (founded in 1918, at Burnpur) to become the Burn Standard Company Limited and developed excellence in manufacturing Railway wagons, forged components, springs etc.
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The [[Deogarh Railway]] first opened in 1882 and was constructed on the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and worked by Messers Burn & Co Ltd of Calcutta up to 30 June 1911. It was acquired by the State and incorporated with the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) on the 1 July 1911 and converted to the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) on 13 Sep 1913 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n62/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 54, pdf page 62. ‘’Note Deoghur is incorrect spelling’’]; Retrieved 26 Aug 2016</ref>
==Later Developments==
'''Martin, Burn & Company'''
In 1946 Burn & Co Ltd merged with [[Martin & Company]] to form Martin, Burn & Company <ref name =WB104>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry WB104 page ....</ref>.
'''Burn Standard Company Limited'''
==External Links==
*Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_Standard_Company "Burn Standard Company"] *Wikipedia[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Burn "Martin, Burn & Company"]
== References ==
[[Category:Railway Wagon & Carriage Manufacturer]]
[[Category:Railway Service Providers & Contractors]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
[[Category:Commerce and Manufacturing Companies]]
[[Category:Managing Agencies]]
