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The '''Mayurbhanj Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(2' 6"[[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) gauge railway, belonging to the Indian [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Mourbhanj State of that name ]] and worked by the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR).
Formerly [[Mourbhanj Railway]], renamed 1920 and transfered to private co; worked by BNR
The '''[[Baripada-Talbond Railway]]''' was an extension to of the '''Mayurbhanj Railway'''to Talbond(now named Talbandh); opened in 1920 and worked by BNR<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n19/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 11]; Retrieved 26 Jan 2016</ref>
==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==External links ==IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved Jan 2016</ref>gives the following: -*'''L/F/8/20/1669''' “Mayurbhanj Railway Company Limited, Contract for construction of a railway extension; 1922" *'''L/8/20/1682''' “ Bengal-Nagpur Railway Company Limited, Contract for the maintenance, management and working of the Mayurbhanj Railway and the Baripada-Talbond extension; 1923"
==Further Information==See ''' [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] (BNR) '''<br>and '''[[http://www.serailway.gov.in/General/book_rrb/mayurbhanj_state_railway.htm "Mayurbhanj State Bengal-Nagpur_Railway_-_Lines_Owned_and_Worked#NG_Lines_worked_by_BNR|Bengal-Nagpur Railway"– NG Lines Worked]] <br>and '''South Eastern [[Mourbhanj Railway (Indian Railways)]]'''.prior to 1920 == References ==<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
