9,628
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
The ''[[File: Eastern Bengal Railway'' (EBR) was formed in 1858 for "the construction and working of a line from Calcutta to Dacca, with a branch to JessoreMap 1909. Capital 1,000,000''l''. This amount has been sanctioned for the line from Clacutta to the Ganges at Kooshtee, near Pubnah, about 80 miles, all that is authorised to be proceeded with at present. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 1,000,000''l''." 1png|thumb| Eastern Bengal Railway Map 1909]]
The first track was laid along [[Franklin Prestage]] became the Agent for the EBR in the early 1870's. In its original contract with the east bank Secretary of State for India, the Ganga EBR Company was to Kushthia and then across the river open a rail-line to Dhaka[[Darjeeling]]. The line However the [[Government of India]] took a decision to Kushthia was opened stop expansion of rail-lines by Guaranteed companies in 1862, ending in Calcutta at Sealdahnew areas and instead decided to construct and manage new rail-lines as [[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]]. The Prestage resigned from EBR became a State railway when it was purchased by and in 1879 set up the Government [[Darjeeling Steam Tramway]] Company <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html#prestage “Eminent Railwaymen of India Yesteryears” by R R Bhandari July 2008, reproduced by IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club''] Retrieved on 30 June 18842 Jun 2016</ref>.
== Records ==The GoI merged the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) [[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]] into the EBSR, and in 1887 several metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and narrow gauge [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] railwaysRailways – this giving the three Rail Gauges that made up the EBR network.
The following are held in In 1915, the [[India Office Records]] at system reverted to the [[British Library]]style, '''Eastern Bengal Railway'''.
*L/AG/46/10/35 : Contracts During the 1920s, the EBR continued to grow by merger and amalgamation, and also began to convert sections of appointment (1862-1869)metre and narrow gauge to eliminate rail bottlenecks.
The above is partially indexed inOn 1 January 1941, the GoI acquired the [[Bengal Dooars Railway]] and merged it into the EBR.
*Z/L/AG/46 : Index In 1942, the GoI merged the EBR with the [[Assam Bengal Railway]] to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925)create the [[Bengal and Assam Railway]].
The following is not included in the index Z/L/AG/46.== EBR Personnel ==See separate page '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway Personnel]]'''
*L/AG/46/10/35 : Lists == EBR Lines owned and worked ==The development of staff, 1879the EBR network is detailed in a separate page '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway -1881Lines owned and worked]] ''' broken down into the three Rail Gauge Divisions.
1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.[[Category:Railways]][[Category:Guaranteed Railways]][[Category:State Railways]][[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
Workshop info added in Infobox
{{Line Railways Infobox|image= |caption= |route= [[Calcutta]] to [[Faridpur]] (BG) with branches to<br>[[Budge Budge]], [[Diamond Harbour]], [[Lalgola]]|gauge1= Broad gauge|gauge1details= 495 miles (1905)|gauge2= Metre gauge|gauge2details= 637 miles (1905)|gauge3= 2' 6" NG|gauge3details= 55 miles (1905)|gauge4= |gauge4details=|timeline1date= 1857|timeline1details= Formed as [[Category:Guaranteed Railways|Guaranteed company]]|timeline2date= 1868|timeline2details= [[Image:EbrCalcutta and South Eastern Railway]] taken over|timeline3date= 1884|timeline3details= Taken over by State|timeline4date= 1915|timeline4details= Opening of [[Hardinge Bridge]] at Sara Ghat |timeline5date= |timeline5details= |presidency= [[Bengal]]|stations= [[Sealdah]], [[Dum Dum]], [[Naihati]], [[Kaliganga]], [[Rajbari]], [[Goalundo]], [[Ranaghat]], [[Krishnagar]], [[Plassey]], [[Murshidabad]]|system1date= 1884|system1details= State agency|system2date=|system2details= |system3date=|system3details= }} {{System_Railways_Infobox|image= Eastern Bengal Railway logo.jpg|caption= ''Eastern Bengal Railway device''|timeline1date= 1884|timeline1details= Renamed '''Eastern Bengal State Railway'''|timeline2date= |timeline2details=|timeline3date= 1915|timeline3details= Reverted to [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]|timeline4date= |timeline4details= |timeline5date= |timeline5details= |company1= |company1details= |company2=1868|company2details= [[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]]|company3= 1887|company3details= [[Dacca State Railway]]|company4= 1887|company4details= [[Northern Bengal State Railway]]|company5= 1887|company5details= [[Kaunia-Kurigram Railway]]|company6=|company6details= [[Cooch Behar Railway]]|thumbcompany7= |company7details= [[Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway]]|company8=|company8details= |company9= 1904|company9details= [[Bengal Central Railway]]|company10= |company10details= [[Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway]]|company11=|company11details= |company12= 1941|company12details= [[Bengal Dooars Railway]]|headquarters= [[Calcutta]]|workshop= [[Kanchrapara]], [[Saidpur]] <br>''See'' [[EBR Railway Workshops]]|stations= [[Bangaon]], [[Jessore]], |system1date= 1942|system1details= Merged into [[Bengal and Assam Railway]]|system2date=|system2details= |system3date=|system3details= |gauge1= Broad gauge|gauge1details= 495 miles (1905)|gauge2= Metre gauge|gauge2details= 688 miles (1905)|gauge3= 2' 6" NG|gauge3details= 89 miles (1905)|gauge4= |gauge4details= |auxillary forces= [[Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion]]}}
The '''Eastern Bengal Railway''' Company (EBR) was formed as a [[Guaranteed Railways|Guaranteed Railway]] company in 1857 for "the construction and working of a line from [[Calcutta]] to [[Dacca]], with a branch to [[Jessore]]. Capital 1,000,000''l''. This amount has been sanctioned for the line from Calcutta to the Ganges at Kooshtee([[Kushtia]]), near Pubnah, about 80 miles, all that is authorised to be proceeded with at present. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 1,000,000''l'' " <ref> "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a. </ref>.
== Characteristics History==The first construction started in October 1859. Isambard Kingdom Brunel had been engaged in Britain as consulting engineer to the EBR and [[Bradford Leslie]], an English civil engineer who specialised in bridges, was sent to India as engineer in charge of bridges and viaducts. He supervised the building of the Eschamutter and Koormar river bridges before returning to Britain in 1861. He returned to India in 1865 and became Chief Engineer and Agent <ref> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_Leslie Wikipedia "Bradford Leslie"]; Retrieved on 5 May 2016</ref><ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PpJMCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT74&lpg=PT74&dq=southern+punjab+railway+company&source=bl&ots=R1AsTgkegr&sig=CzpHod72_VMtjRKj6Ire4zWNOV4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyqrig1rXMAhVrJMAKHY0EDRc4ChDoAQg3MAU#v=onepage&q=southern%20punjab%20railway%20company&f=false Google Books “New Delhi: The Last Imperial City- Sir Bradford Leslie and the meaning of Empire, Chapter 5.3” by D. Johnson, Richard Watson"]; Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>.
The EBR became the '''Eastern Bengal State Railway'''(EBSR), owned and managed by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]), on 30 June 1884.
==External Links==
*[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Railway Banglapedia "National Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh" Railway]
*[http://inforail.blogspot.com/2012/10/brief-history-of-bangladesh-railway.html "Brief History of Bangladesh Railway" Bangladesh Railway Information]
== Notes References ==<references />
