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Sub headings created; 'Deogarh Railway' added with reference
'''Burn & Co Ltd (Wagon Manufacuturer)'''
Burn and Company was established in 1781 as a firm of architects and builders in [[Calcutta]] and engineers at [[Howrah]] with a foundry.
'''Wagon Manufacturing''' The Howrah 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>[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 and Politics in India by Stanley A. Kochanek"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0415190126 Google Books "Private Investment in India, 1900-1939 by Amiya Kumar Bagchi"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref>
'''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 26 Aug 2016</ref>
'''Burn Standard Company Limited'''
The 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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[[Category:Railway Wagon & Carriage Manufacturer]]
[[Category:RailwaysRailway Service Providers & Contractors]]
