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‘Later Developments’ 1872 further info added
==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>.
