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Killick, Nixon & Company

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'''Killick, Nixon & Company''', set up in 1857, acted as Agents for many enterprises.They were a Managing Agent and general merchant company and active in Bombay from the mid 1860's. Later becoming Agent's in Bombay for Parry & Company <ref name =darvill>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry MH61 page ....</ref>.
The Company created the [[Central Provinces Railway Co Ltd]] (CPRC) to act and acted as its agentsAgent. The company built this narrow gauge line in 1903 to carry cotton from Yavatmal to the main line to Mumbai from where it was shipped to Manchester in England.
They also acted as Agents for other Railway related projects as can be seen from the [[India Office Records]] see 'Records' for references to [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]] and [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]].
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