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The earliest sections, operating as '''Nizam’s Railway''', were commenced during the 1870s, variously financed, constructed and operated. Up to end of 1878 the line was worked by the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) Company with its own rolling stock. From January 1879 to 31st December 1884 it was worked by the State Railway agency and from January 1885 by NGSR
Records section source link to IOR added; Some internal links added
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.
<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>
*[[Jankampet-Bodhan Railway]], opened 1939. Part of Nizam's State Railway
*[[Vikarabad-Bidar Railway]], opened 1930 and extended 1932 as part of 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
== Reference list ==
