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|gauge1= Broad gauge
|gauge1details= 1562 miles (1905)
|timeline2details= First section of line open to traffic
|timeline3date= 1871
|timeline3details= Through trains to [[Calcutta]] ''via'' [[JubbulpurJubbulpore]]
|timeline4date=
|timeline4details= [[Dhond-Manmad State Railway]] absorbed
|company2details= [[Agra-Delhi Chord Railway]]
|company3=
|company3details= [[Bhopal-Itarsi State Railway]]
|company4=
|company4details= [[Bhopal-Ujjain Railway]]
|company6=
|company6details= [[Gwalior Light Railway]]
|company7=1900
|company7details= [[Indian Midland Railway]]
|company8=
|company12details=
|headquarters= [[Bombay]]
|workshop= ''see also'' [[GIPR Railway Workshops]] <br>[[Parel]] (BG), [[Bhusawal]], [[Harda]], [[Igatpuri]], [[Lonauli]], [[Jhansi]], [[Jubbulpore]], [[Bhusawal]]|stations= ''' [[Agra]] ''', [[Ahmadnagar]], [[Akola]], [[Amraoti]], [[Banda]], [[Bhopal]], [[Bhusawal]], ''' [[Bombay]]''' , '''[[Cawnpore]]''', [[Chanda]], ''' [[Delhi]] ''', [[Dholpur]], [[Gwalior]], [[Hotgi]], [[Itarsi]], [[Jhansi]], [[Jubbulpore]], [[Khandwa]], [[Muttra]], [[Nagpur]], [[Narsinghpur]], [[Poona]], [[Raichur]], [[Saugor]], [[Wadi]]''See also heading '''Stations''' for major stations marked'' '''bold'''
|system1date= 1951
|system1details= [[Central Railway ]] (IR zone)
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|system3date=
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|gauge1= Broad gauge
|gauge1details= 2988 miles (1905)<br>3363 miles (1943)
|gauge2= 2' 0" NG
|gauge2details= 183 miles (1905)<br>202 miles (1943)
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|auxillary forces= [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment]]
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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 license 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.
By 1859, The principal economic benefit of the GIPR was tasked with "the construction and working opening up of the following lines, all interior to Port and City of which terminate at [[Bombay, - viz]]. from Bombay, ''via'' Callian, to Jubbulpore, to meet the East Indian Railway CompanyThe narrow coastal plain of India's line west side is separated from Allahabadthe Deccan plateau by a mountain range, with branches to Mahim and Nagpore - 870 miles; and from Callian, ''via'' Poonah and Sholapore, to the opposite side of the river Kristna, Western Ghats which rises to mmet 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''. capital3, 900 feet(1200m) and 4½ per cent. on 333,000''l''. debentures, which has always restricted internal communication with the balance to be raised upon arrangements to be hereafter madeArabian Sea." (1)
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>.
 
'''Bombay - [[Callian]]''' - 33.5 miles(54km)
*1850-51, the first sod was turned on 31 October 1850 and the first locomotive was used in construction on 22 December 1851
*1853 April 16. 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, 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'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 1 May 1854.
'''North-East Line''' - [[Bombay]] via [[Callian]] and [[Thal Ghat Railway Construction|Thal Ghat]] to [[Jubbulpore]] - 615 miles(990km)
Formed in 1845The 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, it was not until 1849 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) above sea level at [[Kasara]] at the urging of approach to the then Governor[[Thal Ghat Railway Construction|Thal Ghat]]. Opened in 1861.*1857 Aug, [[Messrs. Wythes and Jackson, Lord DalhousieConstruction 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 EIC sanctioned 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 (GIPR ) Thul Ghaut Railway" incline delivered to construct an experimental line eastward from the BombayMechancs Institution in December 1860 by the GIPR Chief Engineer [[James John Berkley]], page 20. The first sod was turned ] Retrieved on 31 October 1850 2 Jul 2016</ref>.*c.1859-65, [[Messrs. Wythes and Jackson, Construction Contractors|Messrs. Wythes and Jackson]] were awarded a further contact to construct a further section of the first locomotive GIPR north-eastern line from [[Igatpuri]] at the end of the Thal Ghat, this was used opened in stages reaching [[Chalisgaon]] in 1861, [[Jalgaon]] in construction 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 22 December 1851, but the first passenger train Railways in India did not run until 16 April 1853– 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, when a train[[GIPR Nagpur Branch]] from [[Bhusawal]] was built by [[Messrs. Lee, Watson and Ayton, Construction Contractors]]. *1865, with 14 railway carriages completion of [[Thal Ghat Railway Construction|Thal Ghat]] and 400 gueststhe [[Taptee (Bhusawal) Viaduct GIPR| Taptee Viaduct]] near [[Bhusawal]] the mainline from [[Bombay]] reached [[Khandwa]].*1868 July, left [[BombayRobert Maitland Brereton]] bound , GIPR Chief Engineer was given responsibility for completing the connection between [[Bhusawal]] and [[ThaneJubbulpore]]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, hauled New Delhi "The opening of the Mumbai to Kolkata railway by three locomotives: ''SindhMichael Sandford, Sultan,'' 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. The [[Alfred Viaduct]] was inaugurated and named after the Duke of Edinburgh (Alfred Ernest Albert) who was visiting India and ''Sahib''travelled by East Indian Railway from Calcutta. The 21 mile journey took an hour Viceroy and fifteen minutes over the first section Governor of Bombay, Sir Fitzgerald Seymour had come from Bombay. With the opening of the GIPR North-Eastern Line the connection at [[Jubbulpore]] to be openedthe [[East Indian Railway]] (EIR) completed Dalhousie’s dream of a Bombay-Calcutta route.
When'''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=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 Berkley]] in charge involved an incline length of 15 miles(24km), 26 tunnels (totalling 2.25 miles(3.6km) in 1871length), and 8 viaducts of masonry construction.*1858, the line from [[Khandala]] to [[Poona]] section was opened to traffic <ref name=wiki/> , this section included the GIPR eventually reached [[JubbulporeDapoorie Viaduct]] and linked *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, [[East India Bhore Ghat RailwayConstruction|Bhor Ghat]] completed the mainline was through to [[Poona]] (EIRnow called Pune)and [[Sholapore]](Solapur).*1870, it completed Dalhousie’s dream 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 a BombayGovernment Printing, Calcutta; pages 64-68, pdf pages 73-Calcutta route77]; Retrieved 23 Jul 2016</ref> where it joined the [[Madras Railway]] to link to [[Madras]] <ref name=GIPR/>.
On ===GIPR Development 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/>. *[[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(2047km) 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’]] - ''see separate pages for Report details.''*1900 June 30 June 1900, the assets of the GIPR were purchased by the [[Government of India]](GoI while ) and merged with those of the [[Indian Midland Railway]] into a "new" GIPR, managed by the old company.The GIPR continued to expand its network with the addition of 'Branch Lines', certain railways being ‘Absorbed’ and 'Working Agreements' on other railways - [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway - Lines owned and worked|'''See separate page - GIPR Lines Owned and Worked''']] *1918 “Administration Report on Indian Railways” <ref name=Admin/> describes the management remained in private hands‘Great Indian Peninsula System’ with a total of 3441 miles(5489km). On Comprising the ‘GIPR broad gauge’ ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line length of 2668 miles(4293km) and other Railways [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway - Lines owned and worked| as detailed on separate ‘GIPR Lines‘ page]]*1925 Jan 1 July 1925, 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. In *1937 “History Of Indian Railways” gives the ‘Great Indian Peninsula System’ with a total of 3727 miles(5998km). Comprising the ‘GIPR broad gauge’([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line length of 3166 miles(5095km) and other Railways [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway - Lines owned and worked| as detailed on separate ‘GIPR Lines’ page]]*1951, the . The GIPR combined with the [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]], the [[Dholpur State Railway]] and the [[Scinde Scindia State Railway]] to become Indian Railway's '''[[Central Railway''']], a zone of [[Indian Railways]].
== Records =GIPR Bridges and Constructions===The physical difficulties which had to be overcome are The great physical difficulties which occur in the course of the GIPR are the mountains which separate [[Bombay]] from the Deccan, the ascent of which involves works of extraordinary magnitude and interest. <br> See separate page ''' [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway Bridges and Constructions]] ''' for details.
The following are held ===Stations===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 Jubilee and completed in 1888.[[Image:Victoria Terminus. G I P Ry, Bombay.JPG‎|right|thumb|320px|''Victoria Terminus, GIPR, Bombay'']]See separate pages for details of the Stations and Rail System into the following major Cities:-* [[India Office RecordsAgra_Railways_%26_Stations#Agra_Stations| ‘Agra Stations’]] at the * [[Bombay_Victoria_Terminus_Construction_Railway| ‘Bombay Victoria Terminus’]]* [[Cawnpore_Railways_and_Stations#Cawnpore_Stations| ‘Cawnpore Stations’]]* [[British LibraryDelhi_Railways_%26_Stations#Delhi_Stations| ‘Delhi Stations’]].
*L/AG/46/12/86 : ===Bombay Dock Railways===The GIPR Lists had a collection of appointments (officers 1849-1885; workmen 1852-1880)sidings spurring off to the docks in the east Bombay. There were numerous spurs to:*Victoria Dock 1891*Princes Dock 1888*Carnac Basin*Malet Basin*Frere Basin*Clerk Basin
*L/AG/46/12/88 : ==Great Indian Peninsula Railway - Lines owned and worked==The GIPR Contracts operated an extensive network of railways of employment broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]). In 1905 the route mileage was 1562 miles(2514km) and by 1918 was 2553 miles(officers 1886-1925; workmen 1881-19254109km)divided into three sections ‘North East Division’, ‘South East Division’ and ‘Midland Division’ and their associated branches.
Both The GIPR also managed, worked and maintained a number of the above are indexed inlines on behalf of other parties.
*Z/L/AG/46 : ''See seperate page'' '''[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925)Lines owned and worked]]'''
==Later Development==
Indian Railways (IR), '''[[Central Railway]] Zone''' (CR) was formed on 5 November 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the ‘Great Indian Peninsula Railway’
== External Links 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”
==Personnel==
<big>'''[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway Personnel]]'''</big> 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.
'''IOR Records'''The following [http[India Office Records]] (IOR) are relevant :-*'''L/AG/46/12/86''' :GIPR Lists of appointments (officers 1849-1885; workmen 1852-1880)*'''L/AG/46/irfca.org12/gallery88''' : GIPR Contracts of employment (officers 1886-1925; workmen 1881-1925)*'''Z/HeritageL/zonal_logosAG/DSCN5172.jpg.html Great 46''' : Index to UK Appointments to Indian Peninsula Railway logo]Railways (1849-1925)*'''Mss Eur D1184/14''' : Letters to Arthur A West from G L Clowser Nov 1860-Nov
'''FIBIS Resources'''*[http://wwwfibis.scienceandsocietyourarchives.co.ukonline/bin/resultsaps_browse_sources.aspphp?txtkeys1mode=browse_components&id=Great+1068&s_id=323 List of Indian+Peninsula+Railway Science & Society Picture LibraryRailways UK Contracted Staff taken from IOR Series L/AG/46/12]. FIBIS database
== External links ==*[http://the-railway-imageen.fotopicwikipedia.netorg/c600548.html David Flitcroft's Photographswiki/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway]Wikipedia
*[http://hansardwww.millbanksystemsscienceandsociety.comco.uk/commons/1899/aug/03/guaranteed-railways-in-india "Guaranteed Railways in India"results.asp?txtkeys1=Great+Indian+Peninsula+Railway GIPR picture gallery] ''Hansard 1803-2005Science & Society Picture Library'' (accessed 04 December 2008).
*[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1899/aug/03/guaranteed-railways-in-india "Guaranteed Railways in India"] ''Hansard 1803-2005'' (accessed 04 December 2008)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100126031433/http://www.centralrailwayonline.com/aboutus.jsp History (of Central Railway)] ''Central Railway (Indian Railways)''. (now an archived site)*[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"*[Imagehttp:India//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-rail03022-1870S/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.jpg|thumb|Map 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 1870relation 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= Notes 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.
1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
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