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|workshop= [[Lahore|Lohore(Moghalpura)]], [[Karachi]], [[Multan]], [[Saharanpur]]<br>''see also'' [[NWR Railway Workshops]]
 
|stations= [[Amritsar]], [[Ferozepore]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Meerut]], [[Multan]], [[Peshawar]], [[Quetta]], [[Rawalpindi]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Sibi]]
 
|stations= [[Amritsar]], [[Ferozepore]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Meerut]], [[Multan]], [[Peshawar]], [[Quetta]], [[Rawalpindi]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Sibi]]
 
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Later renamed the [[North Western Railway]], by 1905 it was the longest railway under one administration and the strategic railway of the north-west frontier. In 1947, one part became the nucleus of [[Pakistan Railways|Pakistan's railways]], with 4976 of the old system's 6861 miles lying within the new state; the part lying in India was reorganised and renamed as [[Eastern Punjab Railway]].
 
Later renamed the [[North Western Railway]], by 1905 it was the longest railway under one administration and the strategic railway of the north-west frontier. In 1947, one part became the nucleus of [[Pakistan Railways|Pakistan's railways]], with 4976 of the old system's 6861 miles lying within the new state; the part lying in India was reorganised and renamed as [[Eastern Punjab Railway]].
  
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==NWR Lines, Branches and Extensions==
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==North Western Railway - Lines operated and worked==
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In addition to the main line sections the following are significant :-
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[[North_Western_Railway_-_Lines_operated_and_worked|''See seperate page for full details'' '''NWR - Lines operated and worked''']]
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*[[Khanai-Hindubagh Railway]], opened 1921. Part of the NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge, [[Zhob Valley Railway]] network; construction commenced 1916.
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<br>Comprising:-
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*[[Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway]]. Opened 1903 as a military railway; part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network, extended 1908.
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*[[North_Western_Railway_-_Lines_operated_and_worked#NWR_Commercial_Section_BG|'''NWR Commercial Section''']]
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*[[Lahore & Peshawar Railway]], opened c.1882. Main-line section constructed and worked by NWR.
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*[[North_Western_Railway_-_Lines_operated_and_worked#NWR_Military.2FStrategic_Section|'''NWR Frontier (Military) Section''']]
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*[[Mari-Attock Railway]], opened 1891. Opened as part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network.
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*[[North_Western_Railway_-_Lines_operated_and_worked#NWR_Narrow_Gauge_System|'''NWR Narrow Gauge System''']]
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*[[Mari Indus Railway]]. Constructed in 1920's as part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network.
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*[[North_Western_Railway_-_Lines_operated_and_worked#NWR_System_.E2.80.93_BG_Lines_Worked_as_part_of_the_NWR_System|'''NWR System – BG Lines Worked as part of the NWR System''']]
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*[[Mushkaf-Bolan Railway]]. Under construction 1894, in service with NWR 1898; alternative to the [[Sind-Pishin State Railway]] route
 
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*[[Patti-Kasur Railway]]. In operation 1909-10; extension of NWR's [[Amritsar-Patti Railway]].
 
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*[[Quetta-Nushki Branch Line]], opened on November 15, 1905. An extension NWR Military Section from [[Quetta]] to [[Nushki]]. The line was extended from 1916 to respond to Military demands – see  [[Trans-Baluchistan Railway]] for details
 
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*[[Sirhind-Rupar Railway]]. Constructed by NWR and in operation before 1927
 
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*[[ Wazirabad-Multan Railway]], under survey in 1892 and construction in 1894, becoming part of the NWR  broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) main line.
 
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*[[Zhob Valley Railway]], opened 1921. Part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network; finally extended from Boston to Zhob , 1929
 
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==Railways absorbed into NWR==
 
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*[[Amritsar-Pathankot  Railway]], opened 1883-84. Merged into NWR c.1892
 
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*[[Hoshiarpur Doab Railway]](HDR), opened 1915. Private Co; first section opened 1915; network of lines all worked and apparantly finally absorbed by NWR
 
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**[[Jullundur-Doab Railway]], opened 1912.
 
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**[[Jullundur-Mukerian Railway]], opened 1914-15.
 
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**[[Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway]], opened before 1914.
 
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**[[Jaijon Extension Railway]], opened before 1920.
 
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**[[Phagwara-Rahon Railway]], opened 1915-16.
 
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*[[Jammu and Kashmir Railway]], opened 1897. Part of NWR from 1891; 16 mile section opened 1897
 
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*[[Jammu-Sialkot Railway]], opened 1897 as part of NWR network
 
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*[[Kandahar State Railway]], opened  c.1881, ran only to Rindli never to Kandhar, merged into NWR, 1886
 
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*[[Quetta Link Railway]]. A strategic line constructed by [[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]](SP&DR) from 1880 and opened 1887 when merged with NWR.
 
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*[[Shahdara-Narowal Railway]], opened 1926. Opened as part of NWR network
 
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*[[Shorekot Road-Chichoki Railway]]. Survey & Construction 1906-10; opened as part of NWR
 
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*[[Sialkot-Narowal Railway]], opened in 1915 as part of NWR network
 
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*[[Southern Punjab Railway]], opened 1897. Worked by NWR; line aquired by State and merged into NWR, 1930
 
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*[[Suchetgarh-Jammu Railway]]. Opened 1890 as a Kashir Durbar line, worked by NWR and incorporated into [[Jammu-Sialkot Railway]]
 
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*[[Sutlej Valley Railway]], opened 1910. Merged into SPR, 1917-18; aquired by State and merged into NWR, 1930
 
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*[[Trans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway]]. Opened 1913; extended 1916-22; worked and finally merged into NWR
 
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*[[Trans-Baluchistan Railway]], opened 1905. Strategic Military line between India and Persia (now Iran); worked by NWR
 
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**[[Nushki Extension Railway]]. Extension of [[Trans-Baluchistan Railway]]; construction commenced 1916; ; worked by NWR
 
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==Lines worked by NWR at some time==
 
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*[[Aden Railway]], opened 1915-16. Constructed as a military railway, worked by NWR  under designated 'Engineer-in-charge'. Closed 1929
 
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*[[Amritsar-Patti Railway]], opened  1906. Private Co formed 1905; Worked by NWR
 
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*[[Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway]], opened 1928. A Durbar line financed by princely state of Bahawalpur; worked by NWR
 
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*[[Dandot Light Railway]], opened 1905. Short Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) colliary Branch, worked by NWR
 
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*[[Jacobabad-Kashmore Railway]], opened 1911; worked by NWR; purchased by GoI,1945
 
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*[[Jind-Panipat Railway]], Indian State Section, opened 1916-17. Originally worked by EIR; later by North Western Railway
 
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*[[Kalka-Simla Railway]], opened 1902. Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway built and worked by private company; taken over by Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]), 1906 and worked by NWR
 
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*[[Kangra Valley Railway]], opened 1929. Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) mountain railway; worked by NWR; one section closed in 1942 (reopened 1954).
 
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*[[Khanpur-Chachran Railway]], opened 1911. Owned by Bahawalpur Durbar; worked by NWR; also with  Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway
 
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*[[Khyber Railway]], opened 1925. A strategic line from India to Afganistan via Khyber Pass; worked by NWR
 
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*[[Larkana-Jacobabad (Sind) Light Railway]], opened  1921, worked by NWR
 
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*[[Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway]], opened 1901; owned by Jind & Kotia Durbar; constructed and worked by NWR
 
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*[[Mandra Bhaun Railway]], opened in 1915 and worked by NWR
 
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*[[Nowshera-Durgai Railway]], opened 1901, worked by NWR
 
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*[[Rajpura-Bhatinda Railway]], opened  1884. Owned by Patalia Durbar; worked by NWR; formerly [[Rajpura-Pattiala Railway]]
 
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==Railways surveyed by NWR==
 
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*[[Bannu Railway Survey]]. Under Survey in 1909 (ref 1909 India List) by NWR on behalf of Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]), but no evidence that it was constructed
 
  
 
==NWR Coal Supplies==
 
==NWR Coal Supplies==
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== Institutions ==
 
== Institutions ==
 
*[[Schools#F|North Western Railway School]], Fairlawn, [[Mussoorie]].
 
*[[Schools#F|North Western Railway School]], Fairlawn, [[Mussoorie]].
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*[http://www.panoramio.com/photo/54984118  Picture of the teachers and students of St. Andrew School, Pakistan Railways (then NWR) at Lahore, set up in the late 19th century] panoramio.com
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170519215908/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/54984118  Picture of the teachers and students of St. Andrew School, Pakistan Railways (then NWR) at Lahore, set up in the late 19th century] panoramio.com, now archived.
  
 
==Recommended reading==
 
==Recommended reading==
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Monthly staff magazine. Some editorial content published in Urdu . No BL holdings. 2 copies (November 1942, December 1945) are held in the Berridge Papers, [[University of Cambridge - Centre of South Asian Studies|Cambridge South Asian Archive]].
 
Monthly staff magazine. Some editorial content published in Urdu . No BL holdings. 2 copies (November 1942, December 1945) are held in the Berridge Papers, [[University of Cambridge - Centre of South Asian Studies|Cambridge South Asian Archive]].
  
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==External Links==
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==External links==
  
 
*Terry Case, [http://members.tripod.com/shankardubai/nwrhome.htm ''North Western Railway'']. Includes a section about [http://shankardubai.tripod.com/halwaters.htm Hal Waters] (refer photograph album above)
 
*Terry Case, [http://members.tripod.com/shankardubai/nwrhome.htm ''North Western Railway'']. Includes a section about [http://shankardubai.tripod.com/halwaters.htm Hal Waters] (refer photograph album above)
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20130127073836/http://pakistaniat.com/2010/03/01/journeys-to-remember-quetta-lahore-by-rail-in-1925/ Quetta to Lahore by Rail 1925] ''All Things Pakistan'', now an archived website
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20130127073836/http://pakistaniat.com/2010/03/01/journeys-to-remember-quetta-lahore-by-rail-in-1925/ Quetta to Lahore by Rail 1925] ''All Things Pakistan'', now an archived website
 
*[http://www.indiaofthepast.org/contribute-memories/read-contributions/life-back-then/350-breakup-of-the-north-western-railway-and-the-anglo-indian-community  "Breakup of the North Western Railway and the Anglo-Indian community"] by Kenneth Hugh Staynor. indiaofthepast.org
 
*[http://www.indiaofthepast.org/contribute-memories/read-contributions/life-back-then/350-breakup-of-the-north-western-railway-and-the-anglo-indian-community  "Breakup of the North Western Railway and the Anglo-Indian community"] by Kenneth Hugh Staynor. indiaofthepast.org
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*[http://www.panoramio.com/user/4789607/tags/British%20Steam%20Locomotives Images of British Steam Locomotives used by North Western Railways] Ghilzai:panoramio.com (part of [http://www.panoramio.com/user/4789607?comment_page=1&photo_page=1 this] collection)
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161118040346/http://www.panoramio.com/user/4789607/tags/British%20Steam%20Locomotives Images of British Steam Locomotives used by North Western Railways] Ghilzai:panoramio.com, now archived.
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*[http://www.panoramio.com/photo/55027511 An old photograph of a Railway Inspection trolley with removeable sailboard used on NWR Hyderabad-Kotri, Sindh, Pakistan]. Ghilzai:panoramio.com (part of [http://www.panoramio.com/user/4789607?comment_page=1&photo_page=1 this] collection)
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170520190736/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/55027511 An old photograph of a Railway Inspection trolley with removeable sailboard used on NWR Hyderabad-Kotri, Sindh, Pakistan]. Ghilzai:panoramio.com, now archived.  
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/northampton_museum/5044010710/in/set-72157625077918924 Photograph of Troops travelling by train] taken by  Private J W Linley of the 2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment compiled whilst serving in India 1923-1938. flickr.com/photos/northampton_museum
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/northampton_museum/5044010710/in/set-72157625077918924 Photograph of Troops travelling by train] taken by  Private J W Linley of the 2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment compiled whilst serving in India 1923-1938. flickr.com/photos/northampton_museum
 
===Historical books online===
 
===Historical books online===

Revision as of 06:55, 23 September 2020

North Western Railway
NWR Engine.jpg
Line of route
Karachi to Quetta
Karachi to Lahore
Lahore to Delhi
Lahore to Peshawar
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 3186 miles (1905)
6861 miles (1947)
Timeline
1886 Formed by merger of several railways, viz:
Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway
Indus Valley State Railway
Punjab Northern State Railway
1930 Southern Punjab Railway merged into NWR
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations
System agency
1886 State agency
How to interpret this infobox
North Western Railway
North Western Railway logo.jpg
North Western Railway device
System timeline
1886 State owned and State worked
Constituent companies / lines
1886 North Western Railway
Dandot Light Railway
Jammu and Kashmir Railway
Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway
Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway
Nowshera-Durgai Railway
Rajpura-Bhatinda Railway
Southern Punjab Railway
] Kalka-Simla Railway]
Key locations
Headquarters Lahore
Workshops Lohore(Moghalpura), Karachi, Multan, Saharanpur
see also NWR Railway Workshops
Major Stations Amritsar, Ferozepore, Hyderabad, Meerut, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Saharanpur, Sibi
Successor system / organisation
1947 [West] Pakistan Railways
1947 Eastern Punjab Railway (Indian Railways)
1952 Northern Railway (IR zone)
System mileage
Broad gauge 3890 miles (1905)
Narrow (2' 6") gauge 132 miles (1905)
Narrow (2' 0") gauge 6 miles (1905)
Associated auxiliary force
North-Western Railway Battalion
How to interpret this infobox
North-Western Railway Map 1909, south-west section
North-Western Railway Map 1909, north-east section

The North-Western State Railway (NWR) was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway, the Indus Valley State Railway, the Punjab Northern State Railway, the eastern section of the Sind-Sagar Railway and the southern section of the Sind-Pishin State Railway. [1]


History

The military and strategic concerns of Afghan-Indian border were such that Francis Langford O'Callaghan, was posted from the State Railways as "engineer-in-chief for a number of demanding railway projects, surveys and constructions on the north-west frontier" [2]. These were initially military and strategic projects and became part of the NWR network on formation in 1886. The Bolan Pass Railway Construction was completed in 1886. The Khwaja Amran Railway Survey in 1887 included the Khojak Tunnel and the Chaman Extension Railway[3]. The Khojak Tunnel opened in 1891 and the railway reached Chaman on the Afghan border.

Later renamed the North Western Railway, by 1905 it was the longest railway under one administration and the strategic railway of the north-west frontier. In 1947, one part became the nucleus of Pakistan's railways, with 4976 of the old system's 6861 miles lying within the new state; the part lying in India was reorganised and renamed as Eastern Punjab Railway.

North Western Railway - Lines operated and worked

See seperate page for full details NWR - Lines operated and worked
Comprising:-

NWR Coal Supplies

From an early daate the NWR estabished their own collieries to supply coal for their operations.See separate pages for more information:-

  • Khost Colliery - owned and worked by NWR, opened in 1877 and closed on unknown date.
  • Dandot Colliery - owned and worked by NWR, opened in 1894 and closed 1911.
  • Sharigh Colliery - owned and worked by NWR, opened in 1894 and closed on unknown date.
  • Bhaganwala Colliery - owned and worked by NWR, opened in 1894 and closed 1899.

NWR Sleeper Supplies

See separate pages for further information

NWR Quarries

FIBIS resources

See separate pages for more information:-

  • FIBIS Gallery Album Railways/NWR/H V O WATERS Collection He served as a travelling Inspector of Coaching and Goods Accounts, NWR 1907-1917. Includes a
    • map of the railway network. To enlarge, click on the icon at the top left hand corner of the map.

Records

An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [4] gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: -

  • L/AG/46/34; “Records of the India Office relating to the North Western State Railway”; 1893-1924
  • L/F/8/18/1419; “North Western Railway, Book of contracts relating to lines worked by the NorthWestern Railway Office of the Chief Examiner of Accounts”; date unspecified

Personnel

There are no staff agreements for NWR personnel held at the British Library in the India Office Records.

North Western Railway Personnel gives details of NWR staff from several sources:-

  • “India Civil List 1890” [5] and the " India List and India Office List, 1905" [6] for Public Works Department Railway Branch or State Railways personnel deployed to NWR gives a number of entries. The most notable of these have been listed.
  • "Grace's Guide ” for notable personnel [7]
  • "National Archives from the RAIL collection” [8]

Associated Auxiliary Force

Institutions

Recommended reading

  • Berridge, Percy Stuart Attwood. Couplings to the Khyber: the story of the North Western Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1969.

Good coverage of the largest Indian railway system, especially from a civil engineering perspective. Lacks a bibliography and poorly annotated. [Slides of the photographs used form a collection deposited at the Cambridge South Asian Archive together with copies of the North Western Railway Magazine, the monthly staff magazine edited by the author.]

  • North Western Railway Magazine.

Monthly staff magazine. Some editorial content published in Urdu . No BL holdings. 2 copies (November 1942, December 1945) are held in the Berridge Papers, Cambridge South Asian Archive.

External links

Historical books online

References

  1. ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 106; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015
  2. ↑ Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - O'Callaghan, Francis Langford "; Retrieved on 9 Jul 2016
  3. ↑ "The Imperial Gazetteer of India" v. 21, p. 14.; Retrieved on 13 Jul 2016
  4. ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 30 May 2016
  5. ↑ Fibis Records, scans of original ”
  6. ↑ " India List and India Office List, 1905" Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  7. ↑ “Grace’s Guide”; Retrieved 30 May 2016
  8. ↑ “National Archives” ”; Retrieved 30 May 2016
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