Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Burn & Co Ltd

4,507 bytes added, 06:19, 26 August 2017
Managing Agents: 'Raniganj Pottery Works' added and format revised of this sub-section
'''Burn & Co Ltd (Wagon Manufacuturer)'''
==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 Company the company became ‘Alexander Burn & Co’, later contracted to ‘Burn & Co’. ‘Burn & Co Ltd’ was established formed in 1781 1895 to acquire and carry on as a firm going concern the business of architects ‘Burn & Co’ <ref name =WB40>“Industrial Railways and builders in [[Calcutta]] Locomotives of India and engineers South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at [[Howrah]] with a foundry http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry WB40 page ....</ref>.
The Howrah works became a major railway contactor from By the very beginning of railways in India in early 1900’s the 1850’s.With the rapid expansion of Railwayscompany had its head office at 12 Mission Row, Burn & Company started manufacturing Railway rolling stock at [[HowrahCalcutta]] to cater to , a site in Howrah known as the increasing demand. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_Standard_Company Wikipedia"Burn Standard Company"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.burnstandard.com/history.html "Burn Standard Company History"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref><ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0520023773 Google Books "Business '''Howrah Iron Works''' and Politics offices in India by Stanley ABombay, Raneegee, Jubblepore, Rangoon, Singapore and Straits Settlement. Kochanek"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>Its UK based company was ‘Burn, Craddock & Co’ with offices in London and Glasgow <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbnname =0415190126 Google Books "Private Investment in India, 1900-1939 by Amiya Kumar Bagchi"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015<WB40/ref>.
‘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/> ==Wagon Manufacturing==The '''Howrah Iron Works''' became a major railway contactor from the very beginning of railways in India in the 1850’s. With the rapid expansion of Railways, Burn & Company started manufacturing Railway rolling stock at [[Howrah]] to cater to the increasing demand. <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0520023773 Google Books "Business and Politics in India by Stanley A. Kochanek"];Retrieved 4 Aug 2017</ref><ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0415190126 Google Books "Private Investment in India, 1900-1939 by Amiya Kumar Bagchi"];Retrieved 4 Aug 2017</ref> 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/>. ==Railway Construction and Operation==*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 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 ==Managing Agents==‘Burn & Co’ were also '''[[Managing_Agencies|Managing Agents]]''' for a number of businesses. The following have been identified:-  *'''[[Indian Standard Wagon Co Ltd]]''' founded in 1918 at [[Burnpur]] as a specialist company manufacturing railway wagons, carriages and railway equipment. The company was established after the Government of India made public their intention of annually buying a larger quantity of rolling stock from private companies in India  *'''[[Indian Iron and Steel Company]]''' established in 1918 in the town of Hirapur, the name of the town was changed to [[Burnpur]] (date unknown) but the works are still known as the ’Hirapur Works’  *'''[[Raniganj Pottery Works Railway|Raniganj Pottery Works Railway]]''', the Pottery Works at [[Raniganj]] (with alternative spellings Raneegunge and Raneegungee) was established in 1868, it manufactured various pottery wares and ceramic insulators as a minor product ==Later Developments=='''Martin, Burn & Company'''In 1946 ‘Burn & Co Ltd’ merged with ‘[[Martin & Company]]’ to form ‘Martin, Burn & Company’ <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Burn Wikipedia "Martin, Burn & Company"];Retrieved 4 Aug 2017</ref> '''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 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>
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Wagon & Carriage Manufacturer‎]]
[[Category:Railway Service Providers & Contractors]][[Category:Industrial Railways]][[Category:Commerce and Manufacturing Companies]][[Category:Managing Agencies]]
9,628
edits

Navigation menu