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== History == Formed in 1845, it was not until 1849 (at the urging The principal economic benefit of the then Governor, Lord Dalhousie) that the EIC sanctioned the GIPR to construct an experimental line, built to was the broad gauge opening up of 5' 6", eastward from Bombay. The first sod was turned on 31 October 1850 and the first locomotive was used in construction on 22 December 1851, but the first passenger train in India did not run until 16 April 1853, when a train, with 14 railway carriages interior to Port and 400 guests, left City of [[Bombay]] bound for [[Thane]], hauled . The narrow coastal plain of India's west side is separated from the Deccan plateau by three locomotives: ''Sindha mountain range, Sultanthe Western Ghats which rises to 3,'' 900 feet(1200m) and ''Sahib''. The 21 mile journey took an hour and fifteen minutes over the first section of which has always restricted internal communication with the GIPR to be openedArabian Sea.
By 1859, GIPR The challenge was tasked with "to create two lines through the construction and working of the following lines, all of which terminate at Bombay, - viz. from Bombay, ''via'' Callian, to JubbulporeWestern Ghats, one to meet the East Indian Railway Company's line from Allahabad, with branches to Mahim and Nagpore north- 870 miles; east and from Callian, ''via'' Poonah and Sholapore, one to the opposite side of the river Kristna, to meet the line, ''via'' Bellarysouth-east, these were fully open by 1865 in time for cotton from Madras - 366 miles - total, 1,236 miles. Capital 10,000,000''l''l. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent. on 8,000,000''l''. capital, and 4½ per cent. on 333,000''l''. debentures, the balance Deccan to be raised upon arrangements exported from Bombay to be hereafter madeManchester thus filling the trade gap created by the American Civil War."<ref>"Money Market The lines were exteded to link Bombay to Calcutta and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.</ref><ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 128-130 paragraphs 3.57 - 3Madras by 1870.64] Retrieved on 2 January 2016</ref>
[[Image:India-rail-1870== History ==*1845.jpg|left|thumb|Map of GIPR Registered as a company in 1870]] When1845, with its head office in 1871London, the GIPR eventually reached [[Jubbulpore]] and linked to the [[East Great Indian Railway]] (EIR)Peninsula railway initially proposed a length of 1300 miles, it completed Dalhousie’s dream of a to connect Bombay-Calcutta route. On 30 June 1900, with the assets interior of the GIPR were purchased by the GoI Indian peninsula and merged with those of the [[Indian Midland Railway]] into to a "new" GIPR, managed by major port on the old companyeast coast. The 1918 Administration Report on Indian Railways gives It was meant for the purpose of increasing the GIPR broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line length as 2668 miles; export of cotton, silk, opium, sugar and including 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) lines, a total of 3441 miles.spices <refname=RegGIPR>[httpshttp://ia801009www.usgracesguide.archiveco.orguk/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway:_1845_Company_Registration Grace's Guide " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; pages 64-68GIPR 1945 Company Registration]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015on 3 Jul 2016</ref>. On 1 July 1925*1849, at the GoI took over direct control urging of the GIPR and transferred Governor, Lord Dalhousie, the East Indian Company(EIC) sanctioned the construction of a broad gauge([[AllahabadRail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] to ) railway eastward from [[JubbulporeBombay]] branch of and the [[East Great Indian Peninsula Railway|EIR]] to Company was incorporated on August 1, 1849 by an act of the GIPRBritish Parliament. It had a share capital of 50,000 pounds. In 1951On August 17, 1849 it entered into a formal contract with the GIPR combined with EIC for the [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]]construction and operation of an experimental line, 35 miles(56 km) long. The Court of Directors of the EIC appointed [[Dholpur State RailwayJames John Berkeley]] as Chief Resident Engineer and the [[Scindia State RailwayCharles Buchanan Ker]] to become and [[Central RailwayRobert W Graham]], a zone of [as his assistants <ref name=GIPR>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway Grace's Guide "Great Indian Railways]Peninsula Railway"]Retrieved on 3 Jul 2016</ref>. The principal economic benefit of the *1859, GIPR was tasked with "the opening up construction and working of the interior to external tradefollowing lines, all of which terminate at Bombay, - viz. The two lines up the Western Ghats were fully open by 1865 in time for cotton from the Deccan Bombay, ''via'' Callian, to be exported from Bombay Jubbulpore, to Manchester thus filling meet the trade gap created by the American Civil War. ==Construction=====The Western Ghats===The narrow coastal plain of IndiaEast Indian Railway Company's west side is separated line from the Deccan plateau by a mountain range which rises 1200m (3Allahabad,900 ft) and which has always restricted internal communication with the Arabian Sea. ====Bhore Ghat Railway Incline - between Kalyan branches to Mahim and Poona==== The [[Bhore Ghat Railway Construction]] was a major engineering constructed undertaken 1856-63 taking the GIPR southNagpore -eastern route towards Madras. Incline length: 15 870 miles; and from Callian, tunnels: 26 (totalling 2.25 miles in length)''via'' Poonah and Sholapore,and 8 viaducts to the opposite side of masonry construction. [[Civil Engineers]] included:Consulting Engineer England: the river Kristna, to meet the line, ''via'Robert Stephenson'Bellary, from Madras - 366 miles - total, 1,236 miles. Capital 10,000,000'' (until his death 1859)*GIPR Chief Engineer 1849 - 1862: l''l. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent. on 8,000,000'James James Berkley'l'' (surveyor . capital, and route designer)4½ per cent.*GIPR 2nd Engineer 1850 - CB Kerr*GIPR 3rd Engineer 1850 Robert W Graham (his assistant Robert Maitland Brereton)Consultant engineer 1847 - 1867: on 333,000''l'Arthur Anderson West'. debentures, the balance to be raised upon arrangements to be hereafter made." <ref>"Money Market and City Intelligence", '' (surveyor of the Bhore Gate Incline)The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.</ref> <ref>[httphttps://www.icevirtuallibrarygov.comuk/government/uploads/contentsystem/articleuploads/10attachment_data/file/228649/8330.1680/imotppdf H.1913M.17526 Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages OBITUARY128-130 paragraphs 3. ARTHUR ANDERSON WEST, 182757 -19133.64], ''ICE Virtual Library'' . Retrieved on 28 July 2014.3 Jul 2016</ref> GIPR Engineers: Messrs Adamson and Clowser, replaced by Messrs West and Tate in November 1859. '''Construction Contractors'''
The contract was awarded (autumn 1855) to '''William Frederick FaviellBombay - [[Callian]]''' - 33.5 miles(54km)*1850-51, the first sod was turned on 31 October 1850 and work begun at Bhore Ghat the first locomotive was used in construction on 24 January 185622 December 1851*1853 April 16. In March 1859A train, with 14 railway carriages and 400 guests, Faviell gave up his contract; left [[Bombay]] bound for a short time, two GIPR engineers[[Thane]], hauled by three locomotives: '''Swainson Adamson'Sindh, Sultan,'' and ''Sahib'George Louis Clowser'. The 21 mile(34km) journey took an hour and fifteen minutes, it was the first section of the GIPR to be opened and the first railway for passenger service in India.*1853-54, the continuation of the line from [[Thane]] to [[Callian]] (later named [[Kalyan]]) was the first contact awarded to [[Messrs. Wythes and Jackson, Construction Contractors|Messrs. Wythes and Jackson]] <ref name=GGW&J>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Wythes_and_Jackson Grace'', carried s Guide "Wythes and Jackson"]; Retrieved 6 Jul 2016</ref>. This section of the line involved a railway bridge over the Thane creek and the two-line [[Tannah Viaduct]] over the estuary and two tunnels. This viaduct was the first substantial railway bridge to be constructed in India and connected Bombay Island to the mainland and opened and on the work1 May 1854.
The GIPR construction contract was relet in November 1859 to Solomon Tredwell who died within fifteen days of landing in India. His wife, Alice Tredwell, assumed the contract and appointed Messrs Adamson '''North-East Line''' - [[Bombay]] via [[Callian]] and Clowser to manage the contract for her in her absence, as Mrs Tredwell returned to England. This arrangement was [[Thal Ghat Railway Construction|Thal Ghat]] to last seven years. [[Jubbulpore]] - 615 miles(990km)
“These gentlemen The GIPR Chief Engineer [[James John Berkeley]]'s proposal was to form a grand trunk communication by the north-eastern mainline between [[Bombay]] and [[Calcutta]], *1857-61, [[Callian]] (Adamson and Clowserlater named [[Kalyan]]) to [[Kasara]] section constructed, a further 42 miles(68 km)<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway Graces Guide "Great Indian Peninsula Railway - 1865"]; Retrieved 3 Jul 2016</ref> rising to an altitude of 948 feet(289m) carried on above sea level at [[Kasara]] at the work with approach to the greatest zeal [[Thal Ghat Railway Construction|Thal Ghat]]. Opened in 1861.*1857 Aug, [[Messrs. Wythes and abilityJackson, Construction Contractors|Messrs.” Labour management could limit construction progress, but “by their good Wythes and liberal management Jackson]] were awarded the contract for the '''[[Thal Ghat Railway Construction]]''' *1857-65. The [[Thal Ghat Railway Construction|Thal Ghat Railway]] was a major project to take the GIPR mainline across the Western Ghats towards [[Jubbulpore]]. The [[Kasara]] to [[Igatpuri]] section was 9.5 miles(Adamson 15km) and Clowserwithin that distance the line had to rise to 1,918 feet(585m) collected . The construction required 13 tunnels, 6 viaducts, including the [[Ehagaon Viaduct]]; cuttings; embankments; 15 bridges and kept culverts and the Reversing Station <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=a5MEAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=bombay+mechanics&hl=en&ei=8FUcTMGmHqC0nAeWxImdDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books "Paper on the work (GIPR) Thul Ghaut Railway" incline delivered to the Bombay Mechancs Institution in December 1860 by the GIPR Chief Engineer [[James John Berkeley]], page 20.] Retrieved on 2 Jul 2016</ref>.*c.1859-65, [[Messrs. Wythes and Jackson, Construction Contractors|Messrs. Wythes and Jackson]] were awarded a force further contact to construct a further section of the GIPR north-eastern line from [[Igatpuri]] at the end of 25the Thal Ghat,000 men during two seasonsthis was opened in stages reaching [[Chalisgaon]] in 1861, [[Jalgaon]] in 1863 and [[Bhusawal]] in 1861 1865, a total of more than 42,000 men191.”24 miles(307km)<ref>Campbell, Sir James MacNabb and Enthoven, Reginald Edward. [httphttps://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerbombay05enthgoogBombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n343n73/mode/2up ''Thana District Gazetteer''" Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; pages 64-68, pdf pages 73-77]; Retrieved 6 Jun 2016</ref>.*1861-65, [[Igatpuri]]-[[Jalgaon]]-[[Bhusawal]] progressivly opened. *1863-67, GIPR [[Nagpur]] Branch from [[Bhusawal]] was built by [[Messrs. Lee, Watson and Ayton, Construction Contractors]]. *1865, 'page 329with completion of [[Thal Ghat Railway Construction|Thal Ghat]] the mainline from Bombay reached [[Khandwar]]. Retrieved on 28 *1868 July 2014, [[Robert Maitland Brereton]], GIPR Chief Engineer was given responsibility for completing the connection between [[Bhusawal]] and [[Jubbulpore]] which he completed many months ahead of schedule <ref name>[http://www.thestatesman.com/mobi/news/8th-day/the-opening-of-the-mumbai-to-kolkata-railway/141013.html#SL3vjC1hEy3Vmu3P.99 The Statesman, New Delhi "The opening of the Mumbai to Kolkata railway by Michael Sandford, May 9 2016]; Retrieved 3 Jul 2016</ref>. *1870 March 8. The [[Alfred Viaduct]] was inaugurated and named after the Duke of Edinburgh (Alfred Ernest Albert) who was visiting India and travelled by East Indian Railway from Calcutta. The Viceroy and the Governor of Bombay, Sir Fitzgerald Seymour had come from Bombay. With the opening of the GIPR North-Eastern Line the connection at [[Jubbulpore]] to the [[East Indian Railway]] (EIR) completed Dalhousie’s dream of a Bombay-Calcutta route.
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845An on-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 line search 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
The following employment records are relevant :-
*'''L/AG/46/12/86''' : GIPR Lists of appointments (officers 1849-1885; workmen 1852-1880)
*'''L/AG/46/12/88''' : GIPR Contracts of employment (officers 1886-1925; workmen 1881-1925)
*'''Z/L/AG/46''' : Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925)
*'''Mss Eur D1184/14''' : Letters to Arthur A West from G L Clowser Nov 1860-Nov
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[[Image:India-rail-1870.jpg|right|thumb|Map of GIPR in 1870]]
[[File: Great Indian Peninsula Railway Map 1909 north section.png|thumb|Great Indian Peninsula Railway Map 1909 – north section]]
[[File: Great Indian Peninsula Railway Map 1909 south section.png|thumb|Great Indian Peninsula Railway Map 1909 – south section]]
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Like most of the early railways in India, the '''Great Indian Peninsula Railway''' (GIPR) was a British company, registered in London, privately owned and financed, operating under licence and guarantee from the (British) Board of Control in India and the [[East India Company]] (EIC). The GIPR was India's and Asia's first railway.
'''South-East Line''' - [[Callian]] via [[Bhore Ghat Railway Construction|Bhor Ghat]] and [[Poona]] to meet the [[Madras Railway]] - 409 miles(658km)*1856 May, the line was extended to the villages of [[Palasdhari]](Padusdhurree) and to [[Khopoli]](Campoolie) <ref name====Thul wiki> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway#Bombay_to_Tannah Wikipedia “Great Indian Peninsula Railway”]; Retrieved 25 June 2016</ref> at the approach to the [[Bhore Ghat Railway Construction|Bhor Ghat]]. The *1856-63. The '''[[Bhore Ghat Railway Construction]]''' was a major engineering challenge to take the GIPR mainline across the Western Ghats towards Madras. The construction with GIPR Chief Engineer [[James John Berkeley]] in charge involved an incline - between Kalyan length of 15 miles(24km), 26 tunnels (totalling 2.25 miles(3.6km) in length), and Nasik8 viaducts of masonry construction.*1858, the line from [[Khandala]] to [[Poona]] section was opened to traffic <ref name=wiki/> , this section included the [[Dapoorie Viaduct]] *1858-63, during this period, the 21 km gap to [[Khandala]] was covered by palanquin, pony or cart through the village of Campoolie <ref name=wiki/>. *1863, [[Bhore Ghat Railway Construction|Bhor Ghat]] completed the mainline was through to [[Poona]](now called Pune) and [[Sholapore]](Solapur).*1870, the [[Kistna Viaduct, Raichur(GIPR)|Kisna Viaduct]] was opened and [[Raichur]] was reached in May 1871 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n73/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; pages 64-68, pdf pages 73-77]; Retrieved 23 Jul 2016</ref> where it joined the [[Madras Railway]] to link to [[Madras]] <ref name=GIPR/>.
'''Progress from 1870''' *With the completion of the GIPR mainlines the three Presidency Capitals of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta were linked. The length of the route opened was then 1483 miles/2388 km <ref name=GIPR/>. *1900 June 30, the assets of the GIPR were purchased by the GoI and merged with those of the [[Indian Midland Railway]] into a "new" GIPR, managed by the old company.*The GIPR north-eastern route towards continued to expand its network with the addition of 'Branch Lines', 'Absorbsion' of certain railways and 'Working Agreements' on other railways ''(see lists that follow)''. *1918 Administration Report on Indian Railways gives the GIPR broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line length as 2668 miles(4293km); and including 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) lines, a total of 3441 miles(5331km) <ref name=Admin/>. *1925 Jan 1, the GoI took over direct control of the GIPR and transferred the [[Allahabad]] to [[Jubbulpore]] branch of the [[East Indian Railway|EIR]] to the GIPR. *1951. The GIPR combined with the [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]], the [[Dholpur State Railway]] and the Gangetic plain[[Scindia State Railway]] to become [[Central Railway]], a zone of [[Indian Railways]].
===Stations===
[[Image:Victoria Terminus. G I P Ry, Bombay.JPG|right|thumb|320px|''Victoria Terminus, G I P Ry, Bombay'']]
Bombay's [[Bombay Victoria Terminus Construction Railway|Victoria Terminus ]] was both the principal station and GIPR's HQ; designed by [[architect]] Frederick William Stevens. [[Bombay Victoria Terminus Construction Railway|Victoria Terminus Construction]] commenced in 1878, it opened on Queen Victoria's 1887 Golden Jubileeand completed in 1888.
The GIPR had a collection of sidings spurring off to the docks in the east Bombay. There were numerous spurs to:
*Victoria Dock 1891
*Clerk Basin
==GIPR Branch Lines and extensions- chronological order==This information from the “Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"<ref name=Admin/> *Khopoli Branch, SE line; [[Dhond-Manmad State Palasdhari]](Padusdhurree) to [[Khopoli]](Campoolie) 1856: 7.24 miles. This section became a branch line on the opening of the [[Bhore Ghat RailwayConstruction|Bhor Ghat]]in 1863. *Nagpur Branch, NE line; Bhusaval to Baderna 1863-65, to Nagpur 1867: 243.25 miles*Khamgaon Branch, NE line; Jalamb to Khamgaon 1870: 7.97 miles*Amraoti Branch, NE line; Baderna to Amraoti 1871: 5.49 miles*Mohpani Branch, NE line; Gadarvada to Mohpani 1872; extended to Goitoria 1896 and to new coal-fields 1900: 13.68 miles*Manmad Branch, SE line; Dhond to Manmad: 145.44 miles*Jalagon-Alalner Branch, NE line; Jalagon to Alalner 1900: 34.26 miles*Chalisgaon-Dhulia Branch, NE line; Chalisgaon to Dhulia 1900: 34.95miles*Bombay Harbour Branch, opened 1878NE line; 1910: 6. A 'chord' 19 miles *Itsari-Nagpur Branch, NE line connecting GIPR main lines; constructed by Itsari to Parasia; 1913-15: 134.42 miles; finally extended to Nagpur 1923-24 as part of [[Government of India |GoIBhopal-Itsari Railway]] and handed *Mahim Chord, NE line; Ravali to GIPRMahim, 1880.1914
==Railways absorbed into GIPR==
*[[Dhond-Manmad State Railway]]; opened 1878. A 'chord' line connecting the GIPR south-eastern main line to [[Madras]] with the GIPR north-eastern main line to [[Allahabad]], passed to GIPR 1880.
*[[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR). State agency formed 1882 to work several branch lines centred on Jhansi, amalgamated into GIPR, 1900
**[[Agra-Gwalior Railway]], opened 1881; Indian State line, owned by Gwallior Durbar, known as [[Scindia State Railway]], working taken over by IMR 1885; then in 1900 becoming part of GIPR 'Midland Section Mainline'.
**[[Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi Railway]], opened 1886. Line completed 1888 by IMR.
**[[Bhopal State Railway]], opened 1884. Indian State line, initially worked by IMR as Bhopal-Itarsi (Indian State Section).
**[[Bhopal-Ujjain Railway]], opened c.1895. Indian State line worked by IMR.
**[[Bina-Katni Railway]], opened 1889. Part of IMR.
**[[Dhond-Manmad State Railway]], opened 1878. A 'chord' line connecting GIPR main lines; constructed by [[Government of India |GoI]] and handed to GIPR, 1880.
**[[Jhansi-Bina Bhopal Railway]], opened 1889. Part of IMR.
** [[Jhansi-Gwallior and Katni Railway]], opened 1889. Part of IMR.
**[[Kunch- Madhggarh Railway]]. Project in 1906 by IMR/GIPR as extension to [[Ait-Kunch Branch Railway]]
==Lines worked by GIPR at some time- alphabetical order==*[[Agra-Gwalior Railway]], opened 1881; renamed [[Gwalior Light Railway]] c.1899; worked by GIPR; renamed [[Scindia State Railway]] , 1944
*[[Ait-Kunch Branch Railway]], opened 189?. Indian State line initially worked by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR); then worked by GIPR
*[[Ambaji-Taranga Light Railway]], opened 1919-20. Unassisted Company formed 1917; apparantly worked by GIPR
==Records==
<ref>[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 136 references. The most important being:-
*'''L /AG/46/12 ''' “Records of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company; 1845-1926”
*'''L/AG/46/12A ''' “Records of the Great Indian Peninsula Extension Railway Company; 1863-1869”
==Personnel=='''IOR Records'''The following [[India Office Records]] (IOR) are relevant :-*'''L/AG/46/12/86''' : GIPR Lists of appointments (officers 1849-1885; workmen 1852-1880)*'''L/AG/46/12/88''' : GIPR Contracts of employment (officers 1886-1925; workmen 1881-1925)*'''Z/L/AG/46''' : Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925)*'''Mss Eur D1184/14''' : Letters to Arthur A West from G L Clowser Nov 1860-Nov '''FIBIS Resources'''*[http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=1068&s_id=323 List of Indian Railways UK Contracted Staff taken from IOR Series L/AG/46/12]. FIBIS database '''[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway Personnel]]''' gives details of GIPR staff from several other sources:-*Grace's Guide<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Main_Page “Grace’s Guide”]; Retrieved 3 Jul 2016</ref> *Wikipedia and many other sources. == External Links links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Terminus Victoria Terminus, (GIPR HQ & station <nowiki>[</nowiki>Bombay<nowiki>]</nowiki>)] Wikipedia (now known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131120075151/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/vim0PsB8bW75gL0GQFEkaK/Mumbai-Multiplex--The-line-starts-here.html "Mumbai Multiplex : The line starts here"] by Supriya Nair 4 January 2013. livemint.com "The ‘heritage wing’ of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is a railway enthusiast’s dream"
*[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/mumbai-over-100-documents-of-great-indian-peninsula-railway-to-be-digitised-2907994/ "Mumbai: Over 100 documents of Great Indian Peninsula Railway to be digitized"] by Neha Kulkarni, July 12, 2016 ''The Indian Express''.
==Historical photographs online==
*[https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PH-Y-03022-S/1 Hawkes collection of Indian Railway Photographs (Y3022S)] Royal Commonwealth Society Library/ University of Cambridge Digital Library. The description states "An album containing albumen prints of various sizes by R. Phillips of Darjeeling, Samuel Bourne and others. The name of F.A. Hawkes, who was an engineer... appears frequently in it".
:Once inside the digital file, click on Contents for image titles. includes photographs whose titles include GIPR 1868-1869.
===Historical books online===
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=MnAgAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR3 ''The Cotton and Commerce of India: considered in relation to the interests of Great Britain; with remarks on Railway Communication in the Bombay Presidency''] by John Chapman, founder and late manager of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company 1851 Google Books. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=MnAgAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR19 Contents-Railway Chapters] page xix.
