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| − | The '''Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) branch line, worked by [[Assam-Bengal Railway]](ABR). The line between [[Chaparmukh]] and [[Silghat]] , a distance of 50 miles(80km) was sanctioned for construction in October 1915. | + | The '''Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway''' was a privately constructed and financed broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) branch line, worked by [[Assam-Bengal Railway]](ABR). The line between [[Chaparmukh]] and [[Silghat]] , a distance of 50 miles(80km) was sanctioned for construction in October 1915. |
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page ]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page ]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
The line was in use by 1919. | The line was in use by 1919. | ||
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| + | ==Records== | ||
| + | Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]] | ||
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| + | 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 Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
| + | gives the following: - | ||
| + | *'''L/F/8/19/1445 ''' “Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Company Limited, Contract for construction and working of a railway from Chaparmukh to Silghat ; 1918 | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 06:30, 22 January 2016
The Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway was a privately constructed and financed broad gauge(BG) branch line, worked by Assam-Bengal Railway(ABR). The line between Chaparmukh and Silghat , a distance of 50 miles(80km) was sanctioned for construction in October 1915. [1]
The line was in use by 1919.
Records
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [2] gives the following: -
- L/F/8/19/1445 “Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Company Limited, Contract for construction and working of a railway from Chaparmukh to Silghat ; 1918
