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The following are held in An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway<ref>[[India Office Records]] at the [[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 British Library“British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]]; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016</ref> gives many references. The most important being:-*'''L/AG/46/10''' “Eastern Bengal Railway Company; 1856-1885*'''L /AG/46/3530 ''' : Contracts “Records of appointment (1862the India Office relating to the Eastern Bengal Railway Company; 1885-1869).1920”
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*[[Sara Train Ferry]] opened c.1899. Ferry link from EBR main line across Ganges to Sara taking Goods wagons. Operated until 1915 on opening of Hardinge Bridge
== 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]]
The following employment records are relevant :-
*'''L/AG/46/10/35''' “Contracts of appointment (1862-1869)”
The above is partially indexed in
*'''Z/L/AG/46''' : Index “Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925)”
The following is not included in the index Z/L/AG/46.
*'''L/AG/46/10/35''' : Lists “Lists of staff, 1879-1881.1881”
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