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The earliest sections, operating as '''Nizam’s Up to end of 1878 the line was worked by the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway''', were commenced during ]](GIPR) Company with its own rolling stock. From January 1879 to 31st December 1884 it was worked by the 1870s, variously financed, constructed State Railway agency and operatedfrom January 1885 by NGSR<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 98]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref>
== Nizam’s Guaranteed Railway Lines (1883-1930)=='''Miscellaneous Records'''*[[Balharshah-Warangal RailwayWilliam Coupar Rennie]], opened in stages 1924-28*1869, posted from PWD to Nizam's Railwayon survey and construction <ref name=rennie>[[Bezwada Extension Railway]], opened 1889 as south west extensionhttp://www.gracesguide.co.*[[Hingoli Branch Railwayuk/William_Coupar_Rennie Grace's Guide "William Coupar Rennie"]], opened 1920 as link line to Hyderabad-Godaveri Valley RailwayRetrieved on 25 Jul 2016</ref>*[[Hyderabad-Godavari Valley RailwayHenry Dangerfield]], opened 19001872 June, as part of posted from PWD to Nizam's Guaranteed Rly *[[Karepalli-Kothagudem Railway]], opened 1927 the construction of which was just commencing. He remained on that line for upwards of five years and a half; first for a short time as Assistant Engineer, and subsequently as part Executive Engineer in charge of an important division, the construction of which he carried to completion. At the opening of Nizamthat line in 1876 July, he was appointed to take charge as Manager and Engineer-in-Chief <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Henry_Dangerfield Grace's Guaranteed RailwayGuide "Henry Dangerfield"] Retrieved on 25 Jul 2016</ref>.*[[Kazipet-Balharshah RailwayRobert Edwin Wright]], opened 19291872-1877, Assistant Engineer, first grade, promoted to Executive Engineer 4th grade in 1875 <ref>[https://books.google. Section fr/books?id=xQhRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA320&lpg=PA320&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false Minutes of Proceedings of Nizam's Guaranteed Railway the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 94, ‘Obituary linking [[Chennai]] directly with [[Delhi]- Robert Edwin Wright’]; Retrieved 3 Apr 2020</ref>.*[[Parbhani-Purli RailwayWilloughby Charles Furnivall]], opened 1929 as part of Nizamwas 'on loan's Guaranteed Railway*from [[Purna JunctionRailway Branch -Hingoli RailwayPWD]]during the period 1874-90 in charge of a number of locally administered State railways, opened 1929 as part of Nizam's Guaranteed which included the Nizams State Railway *(NSR) <ref>[[Secunderabadhttp://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347.222 Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland -Gadwal Railway]]Furnivall, opened 1916 as part of Nizam's Guaranteed Railway *[[Singareni Coal Fields Railway]Willoughby Charles"], opened c; Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016</ref>.1920 as part of Nizam's Guaranteed Railway
== Nizam’s State Lines (after 1930)=='''1905 Civil List'''*[[Jankampet-Bodhan RailwayGeorge Pringle Rose]], opened 1939. Part of Nizam's State Railway *Executive Engineer from the [[VikarabadPublic Works Department]] -Bidar Railway[[State Railways]], opened 1930 'lent to Nizam's government, April 1895 and extended 1932 as part of to Nizam's State RailwayCompany, July 1807 to Oct 1900 <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA604 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 604 (pdf page 567)] Retrieved on 27 May 2016</ref>.
*[http://irfca.org/docs== References ==<references /history/hyderabad.html "Hyderabad - Imperial Gazetteer of India"] References extracted from the Imperial Gazetteer (1909) by R Sivaramakrishnan, posted 18 August 2008 (''The IRFCA Server'' : accessed 01 December 2008).>
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|workshop= Lallaguda (Lalaguda), suburb of [[Secunderabad]]
|stations= [[Aurangabad]], [[Chanda]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Medak]], [[Nander]], [[Nizamabad]], [[Parbhani]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Wadi]]
|system1date= 1950
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[[File: Nizam's Guaranteed Railway Map 1909.png|thumb| Nizam's Guaranteed Railway Map 1909]]
The full style of the system was '''His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway''' (NGSR) which had its beginnings in a line built privately by the NIzam, to the dismay of the British authorities.
== History ==
The earliest sections, operating as '''[[Nizam's Railway]]''', were commenced during the 1870s, variously financed, constructed and operated.
In 1883, a management company, '''Nizam's Guaranteed Railway''', was formed to gradually take over these lines, under the provision of a guarantee from the Government of HEH the Nizam of the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Hyderabad State]].
The State of Hyderabad assumed operational control of the system in 1930, renaming the railway '''Nizam's State Railway'''.
In 1950, the NGSR was nationalised and in 1951 became part of '''Central Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways.
== 'Nizam’s Railway ' Lines (up to 1883)==*'''[[Wadi-Secunderbad Railway]]''' broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line, from [[Wadi]] Junction to [[Secunderabad]], opened 1874, 115 miles(185km). Financed by Nizam of Hyderabad later became , first operated as [[Nizam's Railway]] which in 1883 formed Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway. The 6 mile section [[Hyderabad]] to [[Secunderabad]] was in 1901 converted to mixed gauge (BG and metre gauge[[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) to enable the MG [[Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway]] MG line to reach [[Hyderabad]] <ref name=Admin_p.98>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n107/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 98 (pdf107)]; Retrieved 1 Dec 2016</ref> =='Nizam’s Guaranteed State Railway' Lines (1883-1930) =='''Broad Gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) Lines'''*'''[[Hyderabad Main Line]] '''. The BG [[Wadi-Secunderbad Railway]] was extended to [[Warangal]], 1886; [[Dornakal]] Junction, 1888; Bona Kalu, 1888 to the Hyderabad/British Frontier, 1889. Giving a total of 310 miles(499km) <ref name=Admin_p.98/>. The line joined to the [[Bezwada Extension Railway]].*'''[[Bezwada Extension Railway]]''', BG, opened 1889 as south east extension to the [[Hyderabad Main Line]] from the Hyderabad/British Frontier to [[Bezwada]] Station (where there was a interchange to the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] MG line ). Line length 22 miles(35km). <ref name=Admin_p.98/>.**‘Hyderabad Branch’ BG, opened 1874 from [[Hyderabad]] to Hussain Sagar, 3.6 miles(5km) in northern suburbs. **’Mineral Branch’ BG, also known as [[Singareni Coal Fields Railway]], opened 1888 from [[Dornakal]] Junction to Singareni Coalfields, 16 miles(26km) ) <ref name=Admin_p.98/>*'''[[Kazipet-Balharshah Railway]]''' BG, opened in stages 1924-27<ref name=Nizam>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lH0ACAAAQBAJ&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=Jankampet-Bodhan+Railway&source=bl&ots=Zj3t6kA322&sig=vpVhouu3JoxhgbVuK1fT4Rzifog&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e49uVYXeOcLjUaWig4AL&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Jankampet-Bodhan%20Railway&f=false Google Books “The History of Nizam’s Railways System” by Dr. Santosh Jaganath, pages 97-98]; Retrieved 1 Dec 2016</ref>, from Kazipet via Pedipalli, Ramsgundah, Asifahbad Road to Balharshah. Section of NGSR Guaranteed Railway linking [[Chennai]] directly with [[Delhi]]. Total line length 145 miles (232km) <ref name=scholey>”Indian railways new chronology” by Keith Scholey, May 2015</ref>. The completion of this line created the*'''[[Balharshah-Warangal Railway]]''', BG, was created on the completion in 1927 of the [[Kazipet-Balharshah Railway]]' above.*'''[[Karepalli-Kothagudem Railway]]''', BG, opened 1926 as part of NGSR from Karepalli to Kothagudem (Bhadrachalam Road), 24½ miles(39km)*'''[[Vicrabad-Bidar Railway]]''', BG, opened 1930 and extended 1932 <ref name=Nizam/> from Vikarabad via Mohamadabad Bidar and Udgir to Parli Vaijnath<ref name=scholey/> '''Metre Gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) Lines'''*'''[[Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway]]''', MG, opened 1899-1900, as part of NGSR from [[Hyderabad]] to [[Manmad]] via Jalna, Sailu, Parbhani, Purna Junction, Nander, Sivungaon, [[Secunderabad]]. Total 391 miles(629km) including the 6 mile mixed gauge (MG and BG) section of Mainline into [[Hyderabad]] <ref name=Admin_p.103>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n111/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 103 (pdf111)]; Retrieved 1 Dec 2016</ref>**'[[Hingoli Branch Railway]]', MG, opened 1912, as part of NGSR from Hingoli to Purna Junction on the [[Hyderabad-Godaveri Valley Railway]], 50 miles(80km) ]] <ref name=Admin_p.102>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n110/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 102 (pdf110)]; Retrieved 1 Dec 2016</ref>*'''[[Secunderabad-Gadwal Railway]]''', MG, also known as '''Secunderabad-Dronachellam Railway''' <ref name=Nizam/>, opened in stages from 1916, as part of NGSR from [[Secunderabad]] south west to [[Gadwal]] via Timmapur, Chatanpali, Balanager, Gullapalli, Jadcharla, Mashbubnager, Kurumurti, Wanaparti Road, reached in 1917, 108 miles(173km) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n113/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 104-105 (pdf112-113]; Retrieved 1 Dec 2016</ref> The final 13 miles(21km) section to [[Gadwal]] was opened in 1922. The line was subsequently extended via Allumpur Road, a further 28 miles(45km),1925; and to the Hyderabad/British Frontier, a further 7 miles(11km) in 1928 <ref name=scholey/>.*'''[[Parbhani-Purli Railway]]''', MG, opened 1929 as part of NGSR <ref name=Nizam/> from Parhhani Junction to Purli Vaijnath via Gangakher, 39 miles (62km) <ref name=scholey/>. =='Nizam’s State Railway' Lines (1930-1950)==[[File:Nizam's Railway System 1937 Map.png|thumb|Nizam's Railway System 1937 Map]] The 1936-37 Report <ref>“Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-373” page 118 (pdf150)</ref> gives only the summaries:-*Nizam’s State Railway, BG, Class I railway, 667 miles(1073km). *Bezwada Extension, BG, Class I railway, 22 miles(35km). State Railway worked by Nizam’s State Railway *Nizam’s State Railway, MG, Class I railway, 623 miles(1002km) .*Dronachellam(Dhone)-Kurnool-British Frontier, MG, Class I railway, 36 miles(58km). State railway, worked by by Nizam’s State Railway *Jankampet-Budaon Railway, MG, construction commenced 1936, 12 miles(19km) length. Primarily as a siding to serve a sugar factory at Budaon and to assist in the transport of machinery etc to the factory also for passenger traffic <ref>”Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-37” page 42</ref>. Line opened 1938 <ref name=Nizam/> ==Later Development==Indian Railways (IR), '''[[Central Railway]] Zone''' (CR) was formed on 5 November 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the ‘Nizam's State Railway’ ==Records==An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 10 Apr 2016</ref>gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: - *L/F/5/128; “Nizam's Guaranteed Railway Co” with Contents “Copies of agreements with the Secretary of State, Company Memoranda and Articles of Association, and share prospectuses”; 1897-1919*Mss Eur F222/19; “Miscellaneous material on the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway, Hyderabad”; 1921-1927 *L/F/7/2193; “Collection 370/37: Railways: Miscellaneous: Nizam's Guaranteed State RailwayCompany. Purchase by the Government of the Nizam of Hyderabad”; 1929-1930 ==Personnel==Staff lists for Nizam's Guaranteed Railwayhave not been found.
== Reference list ==
*Stone, Edward Herbert, ''The Nizam’s State Railway. Illustrated by Photographs'' (London: 1876). [Copy held on open shelves, Asian and African Studies Reading Room, British Library.]
== Sources ==
*[http://irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html "Chronological History of Railways in India"] (''The IRFCA Server'' : accessed 01 December 2008).
*[http://irfca.org/docs/history/hyderabad.html "Hyderabad - Imperial Gazetteer of India"] References extracted from the Imperial Gazetteer (1909) by R Sivaramakrishnan, posted 18 August 2008 (''The IRFCA Server'' : accessed 01 December 2008).
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