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The '''Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway''' (O&RR) took over the interests of the [[Indian Branch Railway]](IBR) and under a Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) guarantee.
<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 131]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref>
*[[Tilhar-Budaun-Hapur Railway Survey]]. Under survey by O&RR,1909 . Ref Civil List 1909 page 379 – Railways O&RR - unable to determine if constructed.
== 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 29 May 2016</ref>gives the following: -*L/AG/46/16; “Records of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Company”; 1862-1888*V/24/3582; “India. Public Works Department: Administration and progress report of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway, 1872/73-1875/76”
==Personnel==
Unfortunately, there are no O&RR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]].
The following from the [[Public Works Department]], are recorded in the 1905 Civil List as deployed to the O&RR-
*[[William Edward Meares]], 1890, Executive Engineer<ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA565 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 565 (pdf page 528)] Retrieved on 29 May 2016</ref>.
*[[George Frederick Wilson]], 1898, Manager <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA648 Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 648 (pdf page 611)] Retrieved on 29 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Bernard Baxter]], 1901, Engineer-in-Chief <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA435 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 435 (pdf page 398)] Retrieved on 29 May 2016</ref>
==Also see==
==External links==
*[http://www.oldmartiniansassociation.co.uk/documents/OudhandRohilkandRly.pdf History of The Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway] oldmartiniansassociation.co.uk
== References ==
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