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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).

The '''[[Baripada-Talbond Railway]]''' was an extension 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.serailwayfibis.govorg/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 inthe 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/Generallibweb/book_rrbaction/mayurbhanj_state_railwaysearch.htm do?vid=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 State Railwayand the Baripada-Talbond extension; 1923"]  ==Further Information==See '''South Eastern [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway ]] (Indian RailwaysBNR)''.'<br>and '''[[Bengal-Nagpur_Railway_-_Lines_Owned_and_Worked#NG_Lines_worked_by_BNR|Bengal-Nagpur Railway – NG Lines Worked]]<br>and '''[[Mourbhanj Railway]]''' prior to 1920 == References ==<references />