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| − | The '''Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi Railway''' opened in 1886 by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR) but a direct link to [[Bombay]] could not be established until the completion of the [[Yamuna Bridge]] at [[Kalpi]] in 1888. | + | The '''Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi Railway''' opened in 1886 by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR) but a direct link to [[Bombay]] could not be established until the completion of the [[Kalpi Bridge | 'Yamuna Bridge']] at [[Kalpi]] in 1888. |
<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lmfb38bD-wgC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi+railway&source=bl&ots=NkdYE8R3nC&sig=KLtcEbOKI0ANNNvdFcTzPrSCVxw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yuVMVaLIGYGgUMflgfgJ&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi%20railway&f=false Google Books "Planning & Development of an Industrial Town: A Study of Kanpur",page 38 by Surendra Nath Singh];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lmfb38bD-wgC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi+railway&source=bl&ots=NkdYE8R3nC&sig=KLtcEbOKI0ANNNvdFcTzPrSCVxw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yuVMVaLIGYGgUMflgfgJ&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi%20railway&f=false Google Books "Planning & Development of an Industrial Town: A Study of Kanpur",page 38 by Surendra Nath Singh];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
The [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR) amalgamated into [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) in 1900. | The [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR) amalgamated into [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) in 1900. | ||
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| + | *[[Hugh Lewin Monk]],1884 April, deployed from the Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]] to the Cawnpore-Kalpi Division. In August 1884 the construction of the [[Kalpi Bridge]] was added to his duties and in 1885 December the Kalpi-Jhansi Division. He remained attached to the Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi Railway until March 1887. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:12, 27 November 2020
The Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi Railway opened in 1886 by Indian Midland Railway(IMR) but a direct link to Bombay could not be established until the completion of the 'Yamuna Bridge' at Kalpi in 1888. [1]
The Indian Midland Railway(IMR) amalgamated into Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) in 1900.
Personnel
- Hugh Lewin Monk,1884 April, deployed from the Railway Branch of the Public Works Department to the Cawnpore-Kalpi Division. In August 1884 the construction of the Kalpi Bridge was added to his duties and in 1885 December the Kalpi-Jhansi Division. He remained attached to the Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi Railway until March 1887.
