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| − | + | {{Infobox_Railways | |
| + | |image= | ||
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| + | |description=[[Wadi]] to [[Bezwada]] | ||
| + | [[Hyderabad]] to [[Manmad]] | ||
| + | |date1=1870 | ||
| + | |date1details=Formation | ||
| + | |date2=1879 | ||
| + | |date2details=Becomes state railway | ||
| + | |date3= | ||
| + | |date3details= | ||
| + | |date4= | ||
| + | |date4details= | ||
| + | |date5=1950 | ||
| + | |date5details=Nationalisation | ||
| + | |company1=1874 | ||
| + | |company1details=Wadi-Secunderabad Railway (BG) | ||
| + | |company2=1889 | ||
| + | |company2details=Bezwada Extension Railway (BG) | ||
| + | |company3=1901 | ||
| + | |company3details=Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway (MG) | ||
| + | |company4= | ||
| + | |company4details= | ||
| + | |company5= | ||
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| + | |company6= | ||
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| + | |company10= | ||
| + | |company10details= | ||
| + | |company11= | ||
| + | |company11details= | ||
| + | |company12= | ||
| + | |company12details= | ||
| + | |headquarters=[[Secunderabad]] | ||
| + | |workshop= | ||
| + | |stations=[[Hyderabad]], [[Wadi]], [[Bezwada]], [[Manmad]] | ||
| + | |successor1=1951 | ||
| + | |successor1details=[[Central Railway]] (IR) | ||
| + | |successor2= | ||
| + | |successor2details= | ||
| + | |successor3= | ||
| + | |successor4details= | ||
| + | |gauge1=Broad gauge | ||
| + | |gauge1details=351 miles (1905) | ||
| + | |gauge2=Metre gauge | ||
| + | |gauge2details=391 miles (1905) | ||
| + | |gauge3= | ||
| + | |gauge3details= | ||
| + | |gauge4= | ||
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| + | |auxillary forces= | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | The full style was '''His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway''' and had its beginnings in a line built privately by the NIzam, to the dismay of the British authorities. | ||
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| + | ==== Reference list ==== | ||
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| + | *Stone, Edward Herbert, ''The Nizam’s State Railway. Illustrated by Photographs'' (London: 1876). [Copy held on open shelves, APAC Reading Room, British Library.] | ||
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| + | ==== Sources ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html "Chronological History of Railways in India"] (''The IRFCA Server'' : accessed 01 December 2008). | ||
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| + | *[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Hyderabad,_India_(State) "Hyderabad, India (State)"] (''LoveToKnow Classic Encyclopedia'' : accessed 01 December 2008). | ||
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| + | *[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). | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 22:52, 1 December 2008
| Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway | ||
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| Timeline | ||
| 1870 | Formation | |
| 1879 | Becomes state railway | |
| 1950 | Nationalisation | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1874 | Wadi-Secunderabad Railway (BG) | |
| 1889 | Bezwada Extension Railway (BG) | |
| 1901 | Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway (MG) | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Secunderabad | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Hyderabad, Wadi, Bezwada, Manmad | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1951 | Central Railway (IR) | |
| Route mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 351 miles (1905) | |
| Metre gauge | 391 miles (1905) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| How to use this infobox | ||
The full style was His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway and had its beginnings in a line built privately by the NIzam, to the dismay of the British authorities.
Reference list
- Stone, Edward Herbert, The Nizam’s State Railway. Illustrated by Photographs (London: 1876). [Copy held on open shelves, APAC Reading Room, British Library.]
Sources
- "Chronological History of Railways in India" (The IRFCA Server : accessed 01 December 2008).
- "Hyderabad, India (State)" (LoveToKnow Classic Encyclopedia : accessed 01 December 2008).
- "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).
