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<br>By the early 1900’s the company had its head office at 12 Mission Row, [[Calcutta]], a site in Howrah known as the '''Howrah Iron Works''' and offices in Bombay, Raneegee, Jubblepore, Rangoon, Singapore and Straits Settlement. Its UK based company was ‘Burn, Craddock & Co’ with offices in London and Glasgow <ref name =WB40/>. ‘Burn & Co’ also owned large factories at [[Jubbulpore]] and several at Raneegunge which supplied tiles, bricks, stoneware, pipes and refectories; and a brickworks at [[Durgapur]]. It was also a civil engineering company and built many public buildings and factories. It built the [[Calcutta Tramways Company|Calcutta Tramway system]] and most of Calcutta’s drainage system <ref name =WB40/>
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'''Burn & Co Ltd'''
==Early History==
An engineer company in [[Howrah]] was started in 1871 by a retired Colonel Archibald Swinton. The first record of the company was in 1809 when Alexander Burn became head of the company along with a Mr Currie and called ‘Burn & Currie’. Currie left in 1831 and the company became ‘Alexander Burn & Co’, later contracted to ‘Burn & Co’. ‘Burn & Co Ltd’ was formed in 1895 to acquire and carry on as a going concern the business of ‘Burn & Co’ <ref name =WB40>“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 WB40 page ....</ref>.
==Wagon Manufacturing==
By 1930 the works covered an area of 35 acres (14ha), a Warehouse of 18,000 sq.feet(1700 sq.mtr) and several departments – Rolling Stock, Bridge Building, Permanent Way, Shipbuilding, Foundry and General Engineering. A broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) siding ran through the Warehouse and linked the site to both the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) and [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]](BNR) and to two jetties on the Hooghly River <ref name =WB40/>.
‘Burn & Co’ produced both passenger carriages and wagons for many Indian mainline railways. By 1896 they were manufacturing coal tubs for collieries. From 1912 they produced their own design of railway motor trolley, fitted with a 4hp air cooled engine capable of carrying six passengers at 30mph(50kph) <ref name =WB40/>.
==Other BusinessesRailway Construction and Operation==‘Burn & Co’ also owned large factories at *The '''[[JubbulporeDeogarh Railway]] ''' first opened in 1882 and several at Raneegunge which supplied tiles, bricks, stoneware, pipes and refectories; and a brickworks at was constructed on the metre gauge([[DurgapurRail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]. They were Managing Agents for the ‘Indian Iron ) and worked by Messers Burn & Steel Co.’Ltd of Calcutta up to 30 June 1911. It was also a civil engineering company acquired by the State and built many public buildings incorporated with the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) on the 1 July 1911 and factories. It built converted to the broad gauge([[Calcutta Tramways CompanyRail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|Calcutta Tramway systemBG]] and most of Calcutta’s drainage system ) on 13 Sep 1913 <ref name =WB40Admin>[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 4 Aug 2017</ref>.‘[[Deogarh Railway|Click here for further information]]’*In 1914 'Burn & Co' supplied '''[[Caillet System Monorail]]''' for the [[Itsari Water Supply Project Monorail|Itsari Water Supply Project]], it is not known if 'Burn & Co' were appointed Agents for the [[Caillet System Monorail|Caillet System]] in India
==Railway Construction and OperationManaging Agents==The *‘Burn & Co’ were also Managing Agents for the '''[[Deogarh RailwayIndian Standard Wagon Co Ltd]] first opened ''' founded in 1882 1918 at [[Burnpur]] as a specialist company manufacturing railway wagons, carriages and railway equipment. The company was constructed on established after the metre gauge(Government of India made public their intention of annually buying a larger quantity of rolling stock from private companies in India <ref name =WB06>“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 WB06 page ....</ref>. ‘[[Rail_gauge_#Metre_GaugeIndian Standard Wagon Co Ltd|MGClick here for further information]]) and worked by Messers Burn ’ *‘Burn & Co Ltd of Calcutta up to 30 June 1911. It was acquired by the State and incorporated with Co’ were also Managing Agents for the '''[[East Indian RailwayIron and Steel Company]](EIR) on ''' established in 1918 in the town of Hirapur, the name of the 1 July 1911 and converted town was changed to the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BGBurnpur]](date unknown) on 13 Sep 1913 but the works are still known as the ’Hirapur Works’ <ref name=AdminWB13>[https“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://archiveirsshop.co.orguk/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#India. Reference: Entry WB13 page/n62/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 54, pdf page 62. ‘’Note Deoghur is incorrect spelling’’];Retrieved 4 Aug 2017...</ref>. ‘[[Indian Iron and Steel Company|Click here for further information]]’
==Later Developments==
'''Burn Standard Company Limited'''
In 1975 ‘Burn & Co Ltd’ merged with the ‘[[Indian Standard Wagon Co Ltd]] ‘’ (founded in 1918, at Burnpur) to become the ’Burn ‘Burn Standard Company Limited’ and developed excellence in manufacturing Railway wagons, forged components, springs etc. <ref>[http://www.burnstandard.com/history.html "Burn Standard Company History"];Retrieved 4 Aug 2017</ref>
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