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The R&KR was company owned and worked from formation in 1882.
In 1883 [[Alexander Izat]] was appointed Director, prior to this he was employed by the [[Railway Branch - Public Works Department (PWD)]] where he had served in various parts of India and was instrumental in initiating and carrying out many metre-gauge extensions<ref name=biog>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Alexander_Izat Grace's Guide "Alexander Izat"]; Retrieved on 18 Jul 2016</ref>. He represented The R&KR at the [[Indian Railway Conference Association]] was company owned and remained as Director, until his retirement worked from formation in 1904. In 1918 he is recorded as being R&KR Chairman with headquarters in London <ref name=Admin1918/> The R&KR remained a private Company 1882 until its nationalisation in 1943 when it was amalgamated with the [[Bengal and North-Western Railway]](B&NWR), with which it had been closely associated, and the [[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]], to form the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]](O&TR).
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The main line from [[Bhojeepura]] to [[Kathgodam]] opened in 1884 and developed until 1916 with a number of network extensions
<ref name=Admin1918>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n204/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 196]; Retrieved 18 Jul 27 Jan 2016</ref>
*[[Kasganj]] extension - completed in 1885 reaching [[Bareilly]], 1906; 63 miles(100km)
*[[Ramnager]] extension from [[Moradabad]], 1908; 48 miles(76km)
*[[Shahjahanpur]] extension from [[Pilibhit]], 1911-16; 56 miles(89km)
The R&KR also worked:-*the [[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]] , from 1891, a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line of 198 miles (317km) in 1891; extended to 312.46 miles(500km) length by 1914 <ref name=Admin1918/>.*and the [[Powayan Light Railway]], from the 17 Dec 1900, a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])line of 38.86 miles(62km) length <ref name=Admin1918/>.
== History ==
In turn, in 1952, the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] became part of '''North Eastern Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways.
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
