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| − | '''Dhone-Kurnool State Railway''' | + | The '''Dhone-Kurnool State Railway''' was a short 32 mile(51km) State owned metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) section opened 1909. Being worked by [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR) from 1911. The railway linked [[Kurnool]] to [[Dhone]] and was incorporated into the M&SMR network. |
| + | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n97/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 89-90]; Retrieved 3 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
| − | + | ==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> | ||
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| + | *'''L/F/8/17/1260 ''' “Southern Mahratta Railway Company Limited, Agreement to work and maintain the Dhone-Kurnool Railway; 1911” | ||
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| + | ==Further Information== | ||
| + | See '''[[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]''' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:41, 23 February 2016
The Dhone-Kurnool State Railway was a short 32 mile(51km) State owned metre gauge(MG) section opened 1909. Being worked by Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway(M&SMR) from 1911. The railway linked Kurnool to Dhone and was incorporated into the M&SMR network. [1]
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/8/17/1260 “Southern Mahratta Railway Company Limited, Agreement to work and maintain the Dhone-Kurnool Railway; 1911”
Further Information
See Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
