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The records show that in 1914 These railways were to be operated by the ‘Killick, Nixon & Company’ of [[Bombay]] had partners Lowther Robert Windham Frorest, Sir Henry Edward Eddleston Procter, Thomas William Berkett, Walter Henry Ogston and Harold Percival Hebblethwaite <ref>British Library ‘India Office Records’ F/8/17 (1360) “NadiadGuzerat Railway Company|'''Guzerat Railway Company''' -Kapadvanj and Godhralunavada Railways, Agreement and indenture; 1914 ''</ref>.see separate page'']]
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==Other Railway Interests==
The records show that in 1914 ‘Killick, Nixon & Company’ of [[Bombay]] had partners Lowther Robert Windham Frorest, Sir Henry Edward Eddleston Procter, Thomas William Berkett, Walter Henry Ogston and Harold Percival Hebblethwaite. They entered into an Agreement to construct and equip the following two railways <ref>British Library ‘India Office Records’ F/8/17 (1360) “Nadiad-Kapadvanj and Godhralunavada Railways, Agreement and indenture; 1914 ''</ref>.
*'''[[Godhra-Lunavada Railway]]''' ''[[Godhra-Lunavada Railway|See separate page for more information]]''
*'''[[Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway]]''' ''[[Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway|See separate page for more information]]''
==Agency Business==
*[[Orenstein & Koppel| ‘Orenstein & Koppel’ - ''see separate page'']]. <br>Agent in Bombay for this light weight German railway builder and supplier by 1906.* [[Parry & CompanyChampaner Manganese Mine Monorail/Railway| ‘Champaner Manganese Mine’ - ''see separate page'']]. <br>[[Managing Agencies|Managing Agent]]from 1905.* [[Lakheri Cement Works Railway| ‘Lakheri Cement Works’ - ''see separate page'' by 1917 ]] <br>[[Managing Agencies|Managing Agent]] from 1913 .* [[Sialkot-Narowal Railway| ‘Sialkot-Narowal Railway’ - ''see separate page'Killick, Nixon & Company' were their Agents in the ]]. <br>[[Bombay PresidencyManaging Agencies|Managing Agent]]from 1915. * [[Sabarmati Thermal Power Station Railway| ‘Sabarmati Thermal Power Station’ – ‘ Ahmedabad Electricity Supply Co’ - ''see separate page'']].<br>[[Managing Agencies|Managing Agent]] from 1915.* [[Parry & Company|See ‘Parry & Company’- ''see separate page for more information'']]. <br>[[Managing Agencies|Managing Agent]]''from 1916
==Records==
An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this Company <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 11 Apr 2016</ref>
gives the following:-
*L/F/8/14/1008; “Messrs. Killick Nixon and Co., Agreement for the formation of a company for constructing a railway from Ahmedabad to Prantej in connection with the Rajputana Malwa” ; 9 Dec 1896* L/F/8/14/1010; “Messrs. Killick, Nixon and Company, Agreement for the formation of a company for the construction of a railway from Surat to Nundurbar and on to Amalner, in connection with the Bombay, Baroda and Central Indian Railway Co”; 11 Jun 1896 *L/F/8/16/1098; “Messrs Killick, Nixon & Co, Agreement for the formation of a company for the construction of a railway from Sabarmati to Dholka in connection with the Rajputana-Malwa Railway”; 11 Apr 1901
* Mss Eur D621; “Diaries and scrapbooks of Wilfrid Russell, businessman, Bombay 1935-56” -Contents note “Russell Collection: diaries and scrapbooks of Wilfrid William Russell, businessman in India employed by Killick, Nixon & Co 1935-56....”.
