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In 1925, the The O&RR was merged into the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) in 1925 when the latter came into state management. ==O&RR Lines owned and Worked==The “Administration Report on Railways 1918” <ref name=Admin/> gives the ‘Lines Opened’ as 1510 miles(2430km) of the O&RR [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|‘Broad Gauge (BG)]] lines. A small number of branches and extensions were constructed after 1918 by the O&RR before merger into the EIR. These are listed under the ‘EIR System’ in the “History of Indian Railways 1937”<ref name=Hist>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 84, pdf 113]; Retrieved 17 Oct 2020</ref> [[O&RR Lines Owned and Worked | <big>'''O&RR Lines Owned and Worked '''</big> - ''see separate page'']]
==Lines surveyed by O&RR ==*[[Tilhar-Budaun-Hapur Railway Survey]]. Under survey by O&RR,1909 . Ref Civil List 1909 page 379 – Railways Railway Workshops| <big>'''O&RR Railway Workshops'''</big> ''- see unable to determine if constructed.separate page for details'']]
Stations infoboxes revised and ‘Stations’ heading added
{{Line Railways Infobox
|image=Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway Logo.png|caption= Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway Logo
|route= [[Benares]] to [[ Saharanpur]]<br>[[Allahabad]] to [[Fyzabad]] (1905)
|gauge1= Broad
|gauge4=
|gauge4details=
|timeline1date= 18721867|timeline1details= Benares to Lucknow openopened by [[Indian Branch Railway]]
|timeline2date= 1874
|timeline2details= Lucknow to Moradabad open
|timeline5details= State purchases O&RR
|presidency= Bengal
|stations= [[Aligarh]], [[Allahabad]], [[Bareilly]], ''' [[Cawnpore]]''', ''' [[Delhi]]''', '''[[Lucknow]]''', [[Moradabad]], [[ShahjahanpurSaharanpur]], ''See also heading '''Stations''' for major stations marked'' '''bold'''
|system1date= 1889
|system1details= Oudh and Rohilkand State Railway
|company12details=
|headquarters= [[Lucknow]]
|workshop= [[Alambagh]], [[Charbagh]] <br>See also [[O&RR Railway Workshops]]|stations= [[Aligarh]], [[Allahabad]], [[Bareilly]], [[Cawnpore]], [[Delhi]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Shahjahanpur]]See heading '''Stations''' for major stations
|system1date= 1925
|system1details= [[East Indian Railway]]
}}
[[File:Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway 1909 Map.png|600px|right|Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway]]The '''Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway''' (O&RR) took was formed around 1872 by taking over the interests of the ‘[[Indian Branch Railway]](IBR) and ’ / ‘Awadh Rohilkhand Railway‘ - [[Indian Branch Railway| ''see separate page for details'']]. The O&RR operated under a Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) guarantee. And was acquired by the State on 1 Jan 1889<refname=Admin>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/itemsstream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration #page/n140/mode/1up “Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; 1918” page 131(pdf 140) ]; Retrieved 20 Dec 201524 Oct 2020</ref>. In 1925, the O&RR was merged into the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’(EIR) when the latter came into state management. Alternative Name: Early records give the spelling '''Oude and Rohilkund Railway'''
== History ==
The [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Progress_on_State_lines._Paragraphs_5-10.3B_Pages_3-4| “1870-71 Annual Report for Indian Railways for the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway “]] gives:- [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|
‘Broad Gauge (BG)]] ‘Lines Sanctioned’ ‘ 733 miles(1180km), with 42 miles(68km) open, nil opened in 1870/71 and 679 miles(1092km) to be finished’. The Report also details the
[[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Oudh_and_Rohilkhand_Railway._Paragraphs_79.2C_80.3B_Page_36.2C37|‘progress of the railway and the commercial summery’]] - ''see separate pages for details.''
The O&RR established workshops at [[Alambagh]] 42 miles(186568km) and line from [[CharbaghLucknow]] (1867) to provide capacity for the major broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BGCawnpore]]) line from [[Benares]] to , constructed by the ‘[[LucknowIndian Branch Railway]], to the north of the River Ganges, which it ’ had opened to traffic in 18721867. In 1874, the line was extended to [[Moradabad]] and in 1876, to [[Saharanpur]] where the O&RR met the [[North Western Railway]](NWR). On 31 December 1888, the [[Government of India |GoI]] assumed both ownership and management of the O&RR.
O&RR were given operating rights of the opening in 1905 of the [[Allahabad-Fyzabad Railway]] which included the [[Curzon Bridge, Allahabad]] over the river Ganges. This line and bridge were constructed by [[State Railways]] and connected to the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) to the south of the river Ganges and a junction to the O&RR mainline. Thus providing a direct link from Allahbad to Lucknow and the hill stations beyond. <ref name=ICE>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1908.17544 Institution of Civil Engineers "The Curzon Bridge at Allahabad" by Robert Richard Gales, 1908]; Retrieved 16 Jul 2016</ref>.
==Branch Lines and extensionsStations==See separate pages for details of the Stations and Rail System into the following major Cities:-*[[Benares City Branch RailwayCawnpore_Railways_and_Stations#Cawnpore_Stations| ‘Cawnpore Stations’]], opened 1900 as branch of the owners O&RR; however worked by * [[Delhi_Railways_%26_Stations#Delhi_Stations| ‘Delhi Stations’]]* [[Bengal and North-Western RailwayLucknow_Railways_and_Stations#Original_Lucknow_Station| ‘Lucknow Stations]](B&NWR).
==Lines worked by O&RR at some timeWorkshops==*[[Nalhati-Azimganj Railway]], opened 1863. Originally part of [[Indian Branch Railway]], unique 4ft gauge; worked by The O&RR, 1863-72; run as State Rly, 1872; leased to established workshops at [[East Indian RailwayAlambagh]](EIR1865), 1892*and [[Cawnpore-Burhwal RailwayCharbagh]], opened 1896., Constructed and worked as State line up (1867) to 31 Mar 1915, then Government of Indiaprovide capacity for the major broad gauge([[Government of India Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|GoIBG]]); managed and worked by O&RR.*line from [[Benares]] to [[Hardwar-Dehra RailwayLucknow]], opened 1900. Smallto the north of the River Ganges, privately-owned assisted broad gauge branchline worked by O&RR
==Records==
*[[Henry Burdett Hederstedt]], date unspecified (probably late 1860's, O&RR Chief Engineer, 'a position he held for nearly 20 years' and 1881-87, [[Dufferin Bridge]] over the Ganges at Benares, as O&RR Chief Engineer <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1915.16286 Institution of Civil Engineers "Obituary Henry Burdett Hederstedt"] Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016</ref> in charge of construction.
*[[Frederick Thomas Granville Walton]], 1868-88, O&RR) Engineer.'During this time he was initially in charge of the construction of the Ramganga River Bridge and Lines'; 1881-87, [[Dufferin Bridge]] over the Ganges at [[Benares]], O&RR Engineer-in-Charge of construction; 1889-96, O&RR Engineer-in-Chief <ref name=grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Frederick_Thomas_Granville_Walton Grace's Guide "Frederick Thomas Granville Walton"] Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016</ref>.
*[[William Arthur Brunton]], 1868-70, District Engineer, Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway O&RR <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C-pzUWrCU5sC&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=description+of+the+line+and+works+of+the+Scinde+Railway&source=bl&ots=DTW2uSH2hD&sig=_JCaeiJ6FfK1irALjNQRIr_RF-8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiypcPWoKfNAhUFIMAKHbSaBOYQ6AEIJDAC#v=onepage&q=description%20of%20the%20line%20and%20works%20of%20the%20Scinde%20Railway&f=false Google Books "The Archaeology of an Early Railway System: The Brecon Forest Tramroads" by Stephen Hughes, page 126]; Retrieved 14 Jun 2016</ref>.*[[J H Jenkins]] Agent for O&RR 1879 [[Indian_Railway_Conference_Association#Railway_Conference| ‘Railway Conference’ delegate]]*[[J Hartwell]] Deputy Agent O&RR 1880 [[Indian_Railway_Conference_Association#Railway_Conference| ‘Railway Conference’ delegate]]*[[J G Cooke]] Locomotive Superindent 1880 [[Indian_Railway_Conference_Association#Railway_Conference| ‘Railway Conference’ delegate]]*[[Richard Arthur Sargeaunt]], 1889-92, O&RR Manager <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA607=&dq Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 607]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
*[[Henry Parsall Burt]], 1901-02, Manager <ref name=biog>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary_(1915)/Burt,_Henry_Parsall The Indian Biographical Dictionary "Burt, Henry Parsall"]; Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016</ref>, posted from State Railways.
*[[William Danvers Waghorn]], 1914, Agent <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347.626 Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary - Waghorn, William Danvers"]; Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016</ref>, posted from State Railways.
