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employment==Contract==The Contract <ref name= Contract/> shows that the only line that had been constructed by the ‘[[Indian Tramway Co.]]’, mostly on railway work. After being District Engineer on was the Great Southern ‘[[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]]’, a 3 feet 6 inches(1067mm) [[Rail_gauge#Unique_rail_Gauges|Rail Gauge line]] of India which "opened for a year traffic about 1 Aug 1865" and ran between the towns of [[Arkonam]] and a half, he became Chief Engineer[[Conjeeveram]], a position he continued to hold until August 1868, when he retiredline length of 18.8miles (30.3km).
In 1868 August The Contract specified that the Company shall alter the gauge of the ‘[[Frederick Lewis DibbleeArakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]] was engaged ’, described as Chief Engineer of the Carnatic Railway‘Original Line’ in the Contract, he had previously been Chief Engineer of to 5 feet 6 inches broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) throughout. It is thought that the line from [[Great Southern of India railwayArkonam| Arkonam Station]] to [[Conjeeveram]] also was in the Madras Presidencyprocess of being converted to BG, ''probably in late 1870 or early 1871 but exact date not known, but then changed to metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]). Note there is still conflict regarding these dates''
In 1872, The [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Progress_on_State_lines._Paragraphs_5-10.3B_Pages_3-4| “1870-71 Annual Report for Indian Railways for the Carnatic Railway merged with Railway“]] gives the 19 miles(30.5km) of line opened as 3 feet 3 3/8 inches which is metre gauge([[Great Southern of India RailwayRail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]), with 100 miles (161 km) sanctioned and 81 miles(130.5km) to be finished’. In 1874, the merged companies were renamed The Report also details the [[South Indian Railway1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Carnatic_Railway._Paragraph_81.3B_Page_37|‘progress of the railway and the commercial summery’]](SIR)- ''see separate pages for Report details.''
==Records==Refer to FIBIS Fact File The Contract also specified that the Company shall undertake the #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available construction of an BG ‘Extension Line’ from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop[Conjeeveram]] to [[Cuddalore]]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on <br>''Researching ancestors in It is clear that this “Extension Line” was not constructed by the UK records of Indian Railways‘Carnaic Railway Company’'' with particular reference to . It was not until 1881 when the ‘[[India Office RecordsSouth Indian Railway]] ’ (IOR) held at SIR] opened the extension from [[British LibraryConjeeveram]]to [[Chingleput|Chingleput Junction]] ''(see ‘Later Developments - 1881’ below)''.
Unfortunately==Later Developments==*1872 the ‘Carnatic Railway’ merged with the ‘[[Great Southern of India Railway]]’. The background to this is fully explained in the record “Amalgamation of the Great Southern and Carnatic Railway Companies” <ref> IOR/L/PWD/5 “Amalgamation of the Great Southern and Carnatic Railway Companies”</ref>, this record has been transcribed by FIBIS.*1874, the merged companies were renamed the ‘[[South Indian Railway]]’(SIR).*1878, the ‘[[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway| ‘Arkonam-Conjeeveram Line’]] was converted in July 1878 to metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) as part of the SIR Metre Gauge systemwas adopted and the line was converted once again to [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] <ref name=Adminp138>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n146/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 138 (pdf146) ]; Retrieved 30 Mar 2018</ref>. *1881, there are no CAR staff records held The SIR cextended the line as a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) from[[Conjeeveram| Conjeeveram ''(now named Kanchipuram'')]] in stages reaching [[Chingleput|Chingleput Junction]] in Jan 1881 forming the ‘SIR Arkonum MG Branch’. At [[India Office RecordsChingleput|Chingleput Junction]] at the line joined the ‘SIR MG Mainline’ which had opened in 1876-77 <ref name=Adminp138/>, thus connecting throgh to [[British LibraryCuddalore]].
→Contract: 1870/71 Report and internal link added with notes
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|route= [[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]] |gauge1= 3feet 6inch(1097mm)|gauge1details= Opened 1865|gauge2= Broad Gauge(BG)|gauge2details= Converted to BG c.1870|gauge3= Metre Gauge (MG)|gauge3details= Converted to MG 1878
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|timeline1date= 18701862 |timeline1details= Formed with state assistance[[Indian Tramway Co.]] formed|timeline2date= 1870|timeline2details=Carnatic Railway Co. formed with state assistance|timeline3date= 1872|timeline3details=Merged with the ‘[[Great Southern of India Railway]]|timeline4date= 1874|timeline4details= The two merged Companies became [[South Indian Railway]] |timeline5date= 1872|timeline5details= Merged to form [[South Indian Railway]]
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[[File:Carnatic Railway.png|thumb|Carnatic Railway]]The '''Carnatic Railway''' (CAR) was formed in 1870 to acquire the lines operations and line and equipment of the [[Indian Tramway Co.]], a company which was went into voluntary in liquidation. The CAR was able to secure a 5% guarantee from the Government of India(<br>[[Government of India Indian Tramway Co.|GoI''See separate page'' ‘Indian Tramway Company’ ''for further information'']]).
The CAR was able to secure a 5% Guarantee from the [[Government of India]])<ref name== History ==Contract>[https://archive.org/stream/parliamentarypa212commgoog#page/n243/mode/1up “Parliamentary Papers Accounts and Papers Volume 51 of 37” Session 9 February to 21 August 1871 Pages 231-244]; Retrieved 14 Nov 2018</ref>
==Records==
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 British Library “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 20 Jan 2016</ref> gives 7 references. The most important being:-
*'''L/PWD/5/3 ''' “Public Works 'Old Series' (Collections), Coll 15, Amalgamation of Great Southern and Carnatic Railway Cos, 1869-1874”
== External links Personnel==Unfortunately, there are no ‘Carnatic Railway’ staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]]. *[http[Frederick Lewis Dibblee]], 1868 August was engaged as Chief Engineer of the ‘Carnatic Railway’, he had previously been Chief Engineer of the ‘[[Great Southern of India Railway]]’ also in the Madras Presidency.*[[Frederick Charles Bullmore]], 1870-76, engaged upon the preliminary surveys of that line at various points between Madras and Porto Novo. In 1874 [[South Indian Railway]](SIR) absorbed the 'Carnatic Railway' and services retained. Left SIR on completion of the work< ref>[https://gwydirwww.demongracesguide.co.uk/joFrederick_Charles_Bullmore Grace's Guide 'Frederick Charles Bullmore']; Retrieved 3 Apr 2020</genealogy/dibblee/indexref>. ==Further Information==See '''[[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]]'''<br>and '''[[Indian Tramway Co.htm Frederick Dibblee, MICE], Chief Engineer, CR (1868-]''' for early history up to 1870. See '''South Indian Railway''' for period after 1874).
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