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Formed in 1845, it was not until 1849 '''Bombay - [[Callian]]''' - 33.5 miles(at the urging of the then Governor, Lord Dalhousie54km) that the EIC sanctioned the GIPR to construct an experimental line*1850-51, built to the broad gauge 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 *1853 April 16 April 1853, when a . A train, with 14 railway carriages and 400 guests, left [[Bombay]] bound for [[Thane]], hauled by three locomotives: ''Sindh, Sultan,'' and ''Sahib''. The 21 mile (34km) journey took an hour and fifteen minutes over , it was the first section of the GIPR to be opened. By 1859, GIPR was tasked with "the construction and working of the following lines, all of which terminate at Bombay, - vizfirst railway for passenger service in India. from Bombay, ''via'' Callian, to Jubbulpore, to meet the East Indian Railway Company's line from Allahabad, with branches to Mahim and Nagpore *1853- 870 miles; and from Callian54, ''via'' Poonah and Sholapore, to the opposite side continuation of the river Kristna, to meet the line, ''via'' Bellary, 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 to be raised upon arrangements to be hereafter made."<ref>"Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.</ref> [[Image:India-rail-1870.jpg|left|thumb|Map of GIPR in 1870Thane]] When, in 1871, the GIPR eventually reached to [[JubbulporeCallian]] and linked to the (later named [[East Indian RailwayKalyan]] (EIR), it completed Dalhousie’s dream of a Bombay-Calcutta route. On 30 June 1900, the assets of the GIPR were purchased by the GoI and merged with those of was the first contact awarded to [[Indian Midland Railway]] into a "new" GIPRMessrs. Wythes and Jackson, managed by the old companyConstruction Contractors|Messrs. On 1 July 1925, the GoI took over direct control of the GIPR Wythes and transferred the [[AllahabadJackson]] to <ref name=GGW&J>[[Jubbulporehttp://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Wythes_and_Jackson Grace's Guide "Wythes and Jackson"]] branch ; Retrieved 6 Jul 2016</ref>. This section of the [[East Indian Railway|EIR]] to line involved a railway bridge over the GIPR. In 1951, the GIPR combined with Thane creek and the two-line [[Nizam's Guaranteed State RailwayTannah Viaduct]], over the [[Dholpur State Railway]] estuary and the [[Scindia State Railway]] to become [[Central Railway]], a zone of [[Indian Railways]]two tunnels. The principal economic benefit of the GIPR This viaduct was the opening up of the interior first substantial railway bridge to external trade. The two lines up the Western Ghats were fully open by 1865 be constructed in time for cotton from the Deccan to be exported from India and connected Bombay Island to Manchester thus filling the trade gap created by the American Civil War. ==Construction=====The Western Ghats===The narrow coastal plain of India's west side is separated from the Deccan plateau by a mountain range which rises 1200m (3,900 ft) mainland and opened and which has always restricted internal communication with the Arabian Seaon 1 May 1854. ====Bhore Ghat Incline - between Kalyan and Poona====
The GIPR south'''North-eastern route towards Madras.East Line''' - [[Bombay]] via [[Callian]] and [[Thal Ghat Railway Construction|Thal Ghat]] to [[Jubbulpore]] - 615 miles(990km)
Incline lengthThe GIPR Chief Engineer [[James John Berkley]]'s proposal was to form a grand trunk communication by the north-eastern mainline between [[Bombay]] and [[Calcutta]], *1857-61, [[Callian]] (later named [[Kalyan]]) to [[Kasara]] section constructed, a further 42 miles(68 km)<ref>[http: 15 //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) above sea level at [[Kasara]] at the approach to the [[Thal Ghat Railway Construction|Thal Ghat]]. Opened in 1861.*1857 Aug, [[Messrs. Wythes and Jackson, Construction Contractors|Messrs. Wythes and 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(15km) and within that distance the line had to rise to 1, 918 feet(585m). The construction required 13 tunnels, 6 viaducts, including the [[Ehagaon Viaduct]]; cuttings; embankments; 15 bridges and culverts and the Reversing Station <ref>[http: 26 //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 (totalling GIPR) Thul Ghaut Railway" incline delivered to the Bombay Mechancs Institution in December 1860 by the GIPR Chief Engineer [[James John Berkley]], page 20.] Retrieved on 2Jul 2016</ref>.*c.1859-65, [[Messrs. Wythes and Jackson, Construction Contractors|Messrs.25 Wythes and Jackson]] were awarded a further contact to construct a further section of the GIPR north-eastern line from [[Igatpuri]] at the end of the Thal Ghat, this was opened in stages reaching [[Chalisgaon]] in 1861, [[Jalgaon]] in 1863 and [[Bhusawal]] in 1865, a total of 191.24 miles (307km)<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n73/mode/1up " Administration Report on the Railways in lengthIndia – 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, with completion of [[Thal Ghat Railway Construction|Thal Ghat]] and the [[Taptee (Bhusawal)Viaduct GIPR| Taptee Viaduct]] near [[Bhusawal]] the mainline from [[Bombay]] reached [[Khandwa]].*1868 July,[[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>. *1868-70 the [[Khandwa]] to [[Itarsi]] section opened and with the [[Nerbudda (Itsari-Jubblepore) Bridge GIPR|Nerbudda Bridge ]] completed the line reached [[Jubbulpore]] in 1870*1870 March 8 viaducts . 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 masonry constructiona Bombay-Calcutta route.
[[Civil Engineers]] included:Consulting Engineer England: '''Robert StephensonSouth-East Line''' (until his death 1859)*GIPR Chief Engineer 1849 - 1862: '''James James Berkley''' [[Callian]] via [[Bhore Ghat Railway Construction|Bhor Ghat]] and [[Poona]] to meet the [[Madras Railway]] - 409 miles(surveyor and route designer658km).*GIPR 2nd Engineer 1850 - CB Kerr*GIPR 3rd Engineer 1850 Robert W Graham 1856 May, the line was extended to the villages of [[Palasdhari]](his assistant Robert Maitland BreretonPadusdhurree)Consultant engineer 1847 - 1867: '''Arthur Anderson West''' and to [[Khopoli]](surveyor of the Bhore Gate InclineCampoolie).<refname=wiki>[https://weben.archivewikipedia.org/webwiki/20131120111004Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway#Bombay_to_Tannah Wikipedia “Great Indian Peninsula Railway”]; Retrieved 25 June 2016</http://wwwref> at the approach to the [[Bhore Ghat Railway Construction|Bhor Ghat]]. The *1856-63.icevirtuallibraryThe '''[[Bhore Ghat Railway Construction]]''' was a major engineering challenge to take the GIPR mainline across the Western Ghats towards Madras.com/docserver/fulltext/imotpThe construction with GIPR Chief Engineer [[James John Berkley]] in charge involved an incline length of 15 miles(24km), 26 tunnels (totalling 2.191325 miles(3.175266km) in length), and 8 viaducts of masonry construction.pdf?expires*1858, the line from [[Khandala]] to [[Poona]] section was opened to traffic <ref name=1384946703&idwiki/> , 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=id&accname=guest&checksum=504BE916868034278A3C8E5AC7362875 wiki/>. "Obituary of Arthur Anderson West MICE"*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://web.archive.org/webstream/20131120110906BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/http:Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n73/www.icevirtuallibrary.commode/content/article/10.1680/imotp.1913.17526 2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; icevirtuallibrarypages 64-68, pdf pages 73-77]; Retrieved 23 Jul 2016</ref>where it joined the [[Madras Railway]] to link to [[Madras]] <ref name=GIPR/>.
GIPR Engineers: Messrs Adamson and Clowser, replaced by Messrs West and Tate in November 1859. '''Construction ContractorsProgress 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/>. *The contract was awarded [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Progress_on_State_lines._Paragraphs_5-10.3B_Pages_3-4| “1870-71 Annual Report for Indian Railways for the GIPR “]] gives:- [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|‘Broad Gauge (BG)]] Line opened 1870/71 400 miles(644km), giving total Line length 1272 miles(autumn 18552047km) and nil to be finished’. The Report also details of the [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway._Paragraphs_63.2C64.3B_Page_34.2C35|‘progress of the railway and the commercial summery’]] - '''William Frederick Faviell'see separate pages for Report details.'' *1900 June 30, the assets of the GIPR were purchased by the GoI and work begun at Bhore Ghat on 24 January 1856. In March 1859, Faviell gave up his contract; for merged with those of the [[Indian Midland Railway]] into a short time"new" GIPR, two managed by the old company.*The GIPR engineers, continued to expand its network with the addition of 'Branch Lines', certain railways being ‘Absorbed’ and 'Swainson Adamson''Working Agreements' on other railways - [Great Indian Peninsula Railway - Lines owned and worked'|(''George Louis Clowsersee separate page''', carried – GIPR Lines Owned and Worked]] *1918 Administration Report on Indian Railways gives the work. The GIPR construction contract was relet in November 1859 to Solomon Tredwell who died within fifteen days 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 landing in India3441 miles(5331km) <ref name=Admin/>. His wife*1925 Jan 1, Alice Tredwell, assumed the contract GoI took over direct control of the GIPR and appointed Messrs Adamson and Clowser transferred the [[Allahabad]] to manage [[Jubbulpore]] branch of the contract for her in her absence, as Mrs Tredwell returned [[East Indian Railway|EIR]] to Englandthe GIPR. This arrangement was to last seven years*1951. “These gentlemen (Adamson and Clowser) carried on the work The GIPR combined with the greatest zeal and ability.” Labour management could limit construction progress[[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]], but “by their good and liberal management (Adamson and Clowser) collected the [[Dholpur State Railway]] and kept on the work [[Scindia State Railway]] to become [[Central Railway]], a force zone of 25,000 men during two seasons, and in 1861 of more than 42,000 men.”<ref> [http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerbombay05enthgoog#page/n343/mode/2up [Indian Railways] ''Thana District Gazetteer'', page 329</ref> ====Thul Ghat incline - between Kalyan and Nasik==== The GIPR north-eastern route towards the Gangetic plain].
The following are held in the ''See seperate page'' '''[[India Office RecordsGreat Indian Peninsula Railway - Lines owned and worked]] at the [[British Library]].'''
*'''L/AG/46/12/86''' : GIPR Lists of appointments (officers 1849-1885; workmen 1852-1880)==Later Development==*'''L/AG/46/12/88''' : GIPR Contracts of employment Indian Railways (officers 1886-1925; workmen 1881-1925IR)*, '''Z/L/AG/46[[Central Railway]] Zone''' : Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925CR)*'''Mss Eur D1184/14''' : Letters to Arthur A West from G L Clowser Nov 1860was formed on 5 November 1951 by grouping several government-Nov 1861 British Libraryowned railways, Asia, Pacific and Africa Collectionsincluding the ‘Great Indian Peninsula Railway’
==Notes=='''IOR Records'''<references 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
*[http://www.allen-family-tree.co.uk/solomon-tredwell.html Solomon and Alice Tredwell, contractors for Bhore Ghat] ''Instone Family Tree''.
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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.
The principal economic benefit of the GIPR was the opening up of the interior to Port and City of [[Bombay]]. The narrow coastal plain of India's west side is separated from the Deccan plateau by a mountain range, the Western Ghats which rises to 3,900 feet(1200m) and which has always restricted internal communication with the Arabian Sea.
The challenge was to create two lines through the Western Ghats, one to the north-east and one to the south-east, these were fully open by 1865 in time for cotton from the Deccan to be exported from Bombay to Manchester thus filling the trade gap created by the American Civil War. The lines were exteded to link Bombay to Calcutta and Madras by 1870.
== History ==
*1845. Registered as a company in 1845, with its head office in London, the ‘Great Indian Peninsula initially proposed a length of 1300 miles, to connect Bombay with the interior of the Indian peninsula and to a major port on the east coast. It was meant for the purpose of increasing the export of cotton, silk, opium, sugar and spices. The Announcement of company formation gave the listing of the ‘Committee of Management ‘ <ref name=RegGIPR>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway:_1845_Company_Registration Grace's Guide " GIPR 1945 Company Registration] Retrieved on 5 May 2020</ref>. One of these being [[Robert Stephenson]], London based Consulting Engineer, he remained in this capacity until 1859
*1847. [[Robert Stephenson |Stephenson ]] reported preliminary findings to the directors, although he cannot have been in a position to provide more than general advice and a reviews of the material gathered by the surveys This concluded that the best method to climb 1800 feet over the Ghat mountains in just 15 miles was to use locomotives assisted by ropes worked by a stationary engine <ref name=biog>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=BzErDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books “Robert Stephenson – The Eminent Engineer” edited by Michael R. Bailey; page 155-57] Retrieved on 5 May 2020</ref>.
* 1847-48. The subsequent recession removed the financial incentive for railways in India but the GIPR scheme continued but only through the involvement of the ’East India Company’ which guaranteed a minimum of 5% dividend , however only a 35 mile route between Bombay and Kalyan was authorised <ref name=biog/>.
*1849. At the urging of the Governor, Lord Dalhousie, the East Indian Company(EIC) sanctioned the construction of a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) railway eastward from [[Bombay]] and the ‘Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company ‘ was incorporated on August 1, 1849 by an act of the British Parliament. It had a share capital of 50,000 pounds. On August 17, 1849 it entered into a formal contract with the EIC for the construction and operation of an experimental line, 35 miles(56 km) long. The Court of Directors of the EIC appointed [[James John Berkley]] as Chief Resident Engineer and [[Charles Buchanan Ker]] and [[Robert W Graham]] as his assistants <ref name=GIPR>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway Grace's Gide "Great Indian Peninsula Railway which quotes from 'Morning Post' - Saturday 18 August 1849""]; Retrieved on 5 May 2020</ref>.
* 1850. [[Robert Stephenson |Stephenson ]] provided the directors with cost estimates and recommended [[James John Berkley]] as Chief Engineer to supervise the building of the line. The Court of Directors of the [[East India Company]] appointed [[James John Berkeley]] as Chief Resident Engineer with [[Charles Buchanan Ker]] and [[Robert W Graham]] as his assistants <ref name=GIPR/>
*1850. A Tender was submitted for the first railway contract in Western India, from Bombay to Tanna, by [[William Frederick Faviell]] and Henry Fowler. The Tender was accepted by the ‘Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company’<ref name=Faviell>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Frederick_Faviell 'Grace's Guide' - "William Frederick Faviell"] Retrieved on 5 May 2020</ref>.
*1851-53. [[William Frederick Faviell|Faviell]] and Fowler actively prosecuted the work, Fowler’s health failed after a few months’ exposure to the climate of India, and compelled his return to England. The execution of the contract then devolved entirely upon Faviell, and was completed to the satisfaction of the Company, the line being opened for traffic on the 16th April, 1853. That was the first line of railway opened for public traffic in India, and in its construction the first locomotive engine used in Asia was introduced on the 23rd February, 1852, for ballasting the line near Bombay <ref name=Faviell/>.
*1859. [[George Berkley]] succeeded [[Robert Stephenson]] as GIPR Consultant Engineer based in London. Previously Assistant and had been liaising with his brother [[James John Berkley]], Chief Resident Engineer.
*1859, GIPR was tasked with "the construction and working of the following lines, all of which terminate at Bombay, - viz. from Bombay, ''via'' Callian, to Jubbulpore, to meet the East Indian Railway Company's line from Allahabad, with branches to Mahim and Nagpore - 870 miles; and from Callian, ''via'' Poonah and Sholapore, to the opposite side of the river Kristna, to meet the line, ''via'' Bellary, 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 to be raised upon arrangements to be hereafter made." <ref>"Money Market 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 - 3.64] Retrieved on 3 Jul 2016</ref>.
===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. ===Bombay Dock Railways===
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
== Records Great Indian Peninsula Railway - Lines owned and worked==The GIPR operated an extensive network of railways of broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]). In 1905 the route mileage was 1562 miles(2514km) and by 1918 was 2553 miles(4109km) divided into three sections ‘North East Division’, ‘South East Division’ and ‘Midland Division’ and their associated branches. The GIPR also managed, worked and maintained a number of lines on behalf of other parties.
==Records==
An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records relating to this railway
<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”
==StaffPersonnel==*Jas Robert Campbell was recorded in the Bombay ecclesiastical records deaths registers as "foreman, goods traffic, GIP railway". He died <big>'''[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway Personnel]]'''</big> gives details of a hepatic abscess in 1887 at the age of 58 (vol 61 fol 166).GIPR staff from several other sources:-*India List Grace's Guide<ref>[http://archiverwww.rootswebgracesguide.ancestryco.comuk/th/read/INDIA/2012-01/1326323413 postMain_Page “Grace’s Guide”] about ; Retrieved Anthony Joseph Oss who worked for the GIPR 3 Jul 2016</ref> *Wikipedia and who was born in Italy in 1840. This may suggest Italy as a possible country of origin for some many other GIPR employeessources.
'''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
== External Links links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway] Wikipedia
*[http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?txtkeys1=Great+Indian+Peninsula+Railway GIPR picture gallery] ''Science & Society Picture Library''.
*[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.
*[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 Paper on the (GIPR) Thul Ghaut Railway incline] by James John Berkley: GIPR Chief Engineer, Bombay, 1860.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesofo00brer#page/8/mode/2up ''Reminicences of an old English Civil Engineer 1858 -1908''] by Robert Maitland Brereton 1908 Archive.org. Includes [http://archive.org/stream/reminiscencesofo00brer#page/48/mode/2up Appendix: India] page 49. Brereton's account of working on the GIPR 1857-1870. He became Chief Engineer.
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