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The line from [[Negapatam]] to [[Trichinopoly]] was completed by March 1862 to broad gauge standards and opened to traffic. In 1868, the GSIR line reached [[Erode]], connecting to the [[Madras Railway]]. In 1872, the GSIR merged with with the [[Carnatic Railway]], built to metre gauge, to form the [[South Indian Railway]].
==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]]
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid== Records ==IAMS_VU2 British Library “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016</ref> gives 46 references. The most important being:-*'''L /AG/46/13 ''' “Records of the Great Southern of India Railway Company; 1859-1874”
Unfortunately, there are no GSIR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]].
== Notes ==
(1) "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
== External link ==
[http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/genealogy/dibblee/index.htm Frederick Dibblee, MICE], District (later Chief) Engineer, GSIR (1864-1868).
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Guaranteed Railways]]
