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By 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 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''. capital, and 4½ per cent. on 333,000''l''. debentures, the balance to be raised upon arrangements to be hereafter made." (1)
== History ==
Formed in 1845By 1859, it GIPR was not until 1849 (at tasked with "the urging construction and working of the then Governorfollowing lines, all of which terminate at Bombay, - viz. from Bombay, ''via'' Callian, to Jubbulpore, Lord Dalhousie) that to meet the EIC sanctioned the GIPR East Indian Railway Company's line from Allahabad, with branches to construct an experimental line eastward Mahim and Nagpore - 870 miles; and from Bombay. The first sod was turned on 31 October 1850 Callian, ''via'' Poonah and Sholapore, to the opposite side of the first locomotive was used in construction on 22 December 1851river Kristna, but to mmet the first passenger train in India did not run until 16 April 1853line, when a train''via'' Bellary, from Madras - 366 miles - total, 1, with 14 railway carriages and 400 guests236 miles. Capital 10, left [[Bombay]] bound for [[Thane]]000, hauled by three locomotives: 000''l''Sindhl. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent. on 8, Sultan000,000'' l''. capital, and 4½ per cent. on 333,000''Sahibl''. The 21 mile journey took an hour and fifteen minutes over debentures, the first section of the GIPR balance to be raised upon arrangements to be openedhereafter made. " (1)
Major stations added
|headquarters= [[Bombay]]
|workshop=
|stations= [[Agra]], [[Ahmadnagar]], [[Akola]], [[Amraoti]], [[Banda]], [[Bhopal]], [[Bhusawal]], [[Cawnpore]], [[Chanda]], [[Delhi]], [[Dholpur]], [[Gwalior]], [[Hotgi]], [[Itarsi]], [[Jhansi]], [[Jubbulpore]], [[Khandwa]], [[Muttra]], [[Nagpur]], [[Narsinghpue]], [[Poona]], [[Raichur]], [[Saugor]], [[Wadi]]
|system1date= 1951
|system1details= Central Railway (IR zone)
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 and guarantee from the (British) Board of Control in India and the [[East India Company]] (EIC).
== History ==
Formed in 1845, it was not until 1849 (at the urging of the then Governor, Lord Dalhousie) that the EIC sanctioned the GIPR to construct an experimental line, 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 16 April 1853, when 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 journey took an hour and fifteen minutes over the first section of the GIPR to be opened.
When, in 1871, the GIPR eventually reached [[Jubbulpore]] and linked to the [[East India Railway]] (EIR), it completed Dalhousie’s dream of a Bombay-Calcutta route.
The following are held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]].
*'''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)
Both of the above are indexed in
*'''Z/L/AG/46 ''' : Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925)
