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Subsequently, Around 1872 the IBR was subsumed absorbed into the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]](O&RR). The O&RR being merged into the [[East Indian Railway]] (EIR) in 1925.
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== History ==
In 1863, the IBR built the [[Nalhati-Azimganj Railway]]. The line used a 4ft(1222mm) [[Rail_gauge_#4 foot Gauge|unique rail gauge]]. The Azimganj-Nalhati line was taken over by the Government in 1872, as Nalhati State Railway.
In 1866, it began construction of a Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]])) line between Lucknow-Kanpur, completed the following year. Without a guaranteed return from the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]), the IBR found it impossible to continue and in 1867, secured a new contract from the [[Government of India |GoI]] on terms similar to those on offer in the 1850s i.e. a guaranteed return on capital employed.
== Records ==
Unfortunately, there are no IBR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]].
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