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Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway

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*[[The '''Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway''' was a Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]], ) line and connected [[Neemuch ]] to [[Ajmer, the ]]. The construction was started in 18791875, and the work completed in March 1881.
Also known as the '''Rutlam Neemuch Nusserbad Railway''', the engineer [[Horace Bell]] is recorded as being deployed from the Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]] to this railway for a short time in late 1875. [[Henry Bawn Addis]] was Assistant Engineer with the record giving the '''Nimach Railway'''. [[Archibald Crellin Cregeen]] and [[Henry Francis Storey]] were posted in 1878-79 to conduct surveys also [[William Michell]] who held charge of the Tharod and Nimbhera subdivisions till their completion for traffic.   In 1881-82, the '''[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]]''' (RMSR) was created amalgamating, under single management, existing State Railways:-*'''Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway''' together with*[[Rajputana State Railway]] (RSR), which by 1874 connected [[Delhi]] to [[Agra]] via [[Alwar]] and [[Bandikui]] in 1874, extended to [[Ajmer]] in 1875 with the aim to reach [[Ahmadabad]].*[[Holkar State Railway]], which had opened 1874 from [[Khandwa ]] reaching [[Indore]], 1876.*[[Scindia-Neemuch Railway]] from [[Indore ]] to [[Nimach]], including a branch line from [[Indore ]] to [[Ujjain ]] opened in August 1876 . The entire line was completed in 1879-80*'''Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway'''
*[[Western Rajputana State Railway]], known to have existed but no information found.
All these railways were worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR)
In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR), becoming the latter's Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) section; known as Ratlam Division of BB&CIR..
 
==Personnel==
*[[James Condor]] was appointed Manager of Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway in 1881. He was, at the same time, Manager of [[Sindia-Neemuch Railway]] and [[Holkar State Railway]] <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA465 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 465 (pdf page 428)] Retrieved on 23 May 2016</ref>.
 
==Further Information==
See '''[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]]''' and '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]'''
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States State Railways]]
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