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The '''Punjab Northern State Railway'''(PNSR) was formed between 1870 and 1871 to run from [[Lahore]] to [[Peshawar]].Temporary line, opened c.1875
== Characteristics ==The route of what became the PNSR, was first surveyed in 1857 and years of political and military debate followed as described under '''[[Lahore & Peshawar Railway]]''' .
With othersFinally, following further exchanges, the Punjab Northern State Railway line was merged with constructed by the of Government of India([[Sind, Punjab and Delhi RailwayGovernment of India |GoI]] in 1886 to form the ). The '''North-Western Punjab Northern State Railway''' (later PNSR) was created in 1870-71 to construct and operate the raiway from [[Lahore]] to [[Peshawar]]. The first section of the line was opened in 1876 and [[North Western Lahore]] and [[Peshawar]] connected in 1883 <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ETIxCLujm30C&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=Punjab+Northern+State+Railway&source=bl&ots=TmnrboB2hx&sig=u-ik3bvxMIyhal8VQ13-DPBAY3k&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqqr7viu3NAhUJiRoKHcV8BncQ6AEIXzAJ#v=onepage&q=Punjab%20Northern%20State%20Railway&f=false Google Books "Engines of Change: The Railroads that Made India" by Ian J. Kerr, page 84]Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016</ref> with the completion of the [[Attock Bridge])] over the river Indus. It was the first railway in India to have been taken under GOI control in 1886.
== Records ==Several major bridges required construction to complete the PNSR line between from [[Lahore]] and [[Peshawar]]:-*[[Jhelum Bridge]], over the River Jhelum at Jelum, started in 1871 by the British engineer [[William St. John Galwey]] and opened in 1873 *[[Alexandra Bridge]], over the River Chenab between Wazirabad and Gujraat Pakistan. Construction started in 1871; Engineer-in-Charge [[Francis Joseph Edward Spring]] and opened 1876 by Edward VII the King-Emperor when he was Prince of Wales.*[[Ravi Bridge]], over the River Ravi situated between Sadiq Pura, Lahore and Shahdara Bagh. The construction work on this bridge was started in 1871; Engineer-in-Charge [[Francis Joseph Edward Spring]] and completed in 1876.*[[Attock Bridge]], over in River Indus. Construction started 1880; Chief Engineer was [[Francis Langford O'Callaghan]]; completed 1883.
→Personnel Records: added 'Richard Arthur Sargeaunt'; 'Ernest Lindsay Marryat'; 'Joseph Bonus'
[[Francis Joseph Edward Spring]] was deployed from the Indian Imperial Civil Service's engineering section in 1873 as Consulting Engineer for the survey of the PNSR and the construction of various parts of that Railway and Bridges. He remained attached to the PNSR until 1878.
With others, the Punjab Northern State Railway was merged with the [[Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway]] in 1886 to form the '''North-Western State Railway''' (later becoming the [[North Western 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 27 Apr 2016</ref>
gives the following:-
*R/V/24/3590; "Public Works Department: Railways" which includes "Administration report on the construction of the Punjab Northern State Railway, 1877/78 and 1878/79”
==Personnel Records==
There are no PNSR Staff agreements held at the [[British Library]] in the [[India Office Records]].
The following from the Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]] were deployed to the PNSR
* [[Henry Francis Storey]], 1868-78, Employed on the construction of the [[Alexandra Bridge]] over the Chenab river (<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Henry_Francis_Storey "Grace's Guide - Henry Francis Storey”]; Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
*[[Henry Thomas Geoghegan]], 1868, Executive Engineer <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA501 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 501 (pdf page 464)] Retrieved on 18 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Robert Trefusis Mallet]], 1868, Executive Engineer <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA560 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 560 (pdf page 523] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.
*[[ Hugh Lewin Monk]], 1870-73, Assistant Engineer <ref name=ior>[http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=2811 British Library - "Photographs Album details for shelfmark Photo 1085/9"]; Retrieved 30 May 2016</ref>
*[[Horace Bell]], 1874, Executive Engineer during Construction <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Horace_Bell "Grace's Guide - Horace Bell”]; Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
*[[Joseph Bonus]], 1877-81, Superintending Engineer and Engineer-in-Chief for the construction from Rawalpindi(Pindi) to Peshawar section <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA444=&dq Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 444]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
*[[James Condor]], 1875, Executive Engineer <ref > [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA465 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 465 (pdf page 428)] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Thomas Gracey]] Col. R.E., 1879, Engineer-in-Chief Pindi-Kohat Section. <ref name=name>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA506 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 506 (pdf page 469)] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Frederick Lewis Dibblee]], 1879-80, PNSR Engineer-in-Chief, Jhelum division; later Superintending Engineer, Rawal-Pindi(Rawalpindi) section . <ref>[http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/genealogy/dibblee/fred1.htm Biography "Life of Frederick Lewis Dibblee"]; Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
*[[Ernest Lindsay Marryat]],1880-86 PNSR Manager <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA562=&dq Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 562]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
*[[Richard Arthur Sargeaunt]], 1884-87, PNSR Offg 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>.
== External links References == [http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/genealogy/dibblee<references /index.htm Frederick Dibblee, MICE], Engineer-in-Chief, later Superintending Engineer, PNSR (1879-1880).>
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