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'''Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway'''(SP&DR)
  
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This being the original (alternative) name of  '''[[Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway]]'''
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''Note''
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*''The spelling of Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway is variable. Scinde and Punjaub are the spellings adopted in the legislation - see "Government Statute Law Repeals 2012" pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83'' <ref name=name> [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf  H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012";  pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83] Retrieved on 14 Jun 2016</ref>.
  
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The '''Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway''' (SP&DR) Company was formed in 1870 from the incorporation of the  [[Scinde Railway]] Company and their  [[Indus Flotilla]] Company together with the amalgamation of the  [[Punjab Railway]] Company and [[Delhi Railway]] Company. This was covered by the ‘Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act‘  of 1869 <ref name=name/>.
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Company inherited from its constituents the unfortunate reputation as being the worst managed of the early private companies.;Given its reputation in the 1860s and 1870s for discord, shady and/or inept contractors and financial irregularities, it is surprising that the SP&DR did not pass into Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) ownership sooner than 31 December 1885.  After its purchase, the GoI merged the SP&DR with others to form the [[North Western Railway]](NWR).
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==History==
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*1855, [[Scinde Railway]] Company formed. After 11 surveys and 18 months the route was approved <ref name =grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Scinde_Railway Grace’s Guide “Scinde Railway”] Retrieved on 14 Jun 2016</ref>.
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*1857, The constitution was modified to extend the undertaking and in 1859 contracts were made to construct another section from [[Multan]] to [[Amritsar]], and for working a [[Indus Flotilla|Steam Flotilla on the Indus]] connecting the two sections. The chief engineer was [[John Brunton]] <ref name =grace/>.
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*1858, commencement of the [[Karachi-Kotri (Indus River) Railway]] construction.
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*1861, line opened connecting [[Karachi]] to [[Kotri]]
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*1862, Amritsar-Attari section completed on the route to Lahore.
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*1863, planned a line between [[Delhi]] and [[Amritsar]]. The four sections were kept separate under the names of the Scinde Railway, the [[Indus Flotilla]] Co, the [[Punjab Railway]], and the [[Delhi Railway]] <ref name =grace/>.
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*1865, The Scinde Railway and Punjab Railway lines [[Multan]]-[[Lahore]]-[[Amritsar]] are completed. Works begins on line from [[Delhi]] to [[Amritsar]].
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*1868, The Scinde Railway and Punjab Railway lines towards [[Amritsar]] from [[Delhi]] ([[Ghaziabad]]) are open for traffic up to [[Ambala]].
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*1870, '''Scinde, Punjab and Delhi Railway''' (SP&DR) Company formed when it incorporated the [[Punjab Railway]], the [[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]] and the [[Delhi Railway]] - this northern section of the SP&DR eventually linked [[Delhi]] to [[Multan]] via [[Lahore]].
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*1870, SP&DR completes the [[Amritsar]]-[[Saharanpur]]-[[Ghaziabad]] line, linking to the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) and providing connectivity between [[Multan]] and [[Delhi]].
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*1886, the contracts expired and responsibility for the SP&DR was transferred entirely to the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]). The GoI amagamated the [[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]] with the [[Indus Valley State Railway]] (linking [[Multan]] to [[Kotri]]) and the [[Punjab Northern State Railway]] (linking [[Lahore]] to [[Peshawar]]) to form the '''[[North Western Railway|North Western State Railway]]'''.
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== Records ==
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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 14 Jun 2016</ref>
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gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: -
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*L/AG/46/17; “Records of the Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway Company”; 1855-1886
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*L/AG/46/17/19-27; “3. Scinde Punjab Delhi Railway Company”; 1869-86
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*L/PWD/2/50-63, 66, 132-1381; "Home and Overseas Correspondence of the Scinde Railway Company"; 1855-1869
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*L/PWD/2/139-145; "Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway Company"; 1870-1879
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==Personnel==
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'''[[India Office Records]]''' at the [[British Library]] but is not included in the index, Z/L/AG/46.
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*L/AG/46/17/12 : Lists of staff, 1868-1869
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'''Thacker's Directories'''
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The following for Scinde, Punjab and Delhi Railway Personnel have been indexed in Grace's Guide -
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*[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1872_Thackers:_Scinde,_Punjab_and_Delhi_Railway Thacker's "1872 Scinde, Punjab and Delhi Railway Personnel"]
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==School==
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The [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Schools#S| Fairlawn School was established as Scind, Punjaub and Delhi Railway School, Mussoorie in 1877]
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Revision as of 08:49, 14 June 2016

Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway(SP&DR)

Note

  • The spelling of Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway is variable. Scinde and Punjaub are the spellings adopted in the legislation - see "Government Statute Law Repeals 2012" pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83 [1].


The Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway (SP&DR) Company was formed in 1870 from the incorporation of the Scinde Railway Company and their Indus Flotilla Company together with the amalgamation of the Punjab Railway Company and Delhi Railway Company. This was covered by the ‘Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act‘ of 1869 [1].

Company inherited from its constituents the unfortunate reputation as being the worst managed of the early private companies.;Given its reputation in the 1860s and 1870s for discord, shady and/or inept contractors and financial irregularities, it is surprising that the SP&DR did not pass into Government of India(GoI) ownership sooner than 31 December 1885. After its purchase, the GoI merged the SP&DR with others to form the North Western Railway(NWR).

History


Records

An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [3] gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: -

  • L/AG/46/17; “Records of the Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway Company”; 1855-1886
  • L/AG/46/17/19-27; “3. Scinde Punjab Delhi Railway Company”; 1869-86
  • L/PWD/2/50-63, 66, 132-1381; "Home and Overseas Correspondence of the Scinde Railway Company"; 1855-1869
  • L/PWD/2/139-145; "Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway Company"; 1870-1879

Personnel

India Office Records at the British Library but is not included in the index, Z/L/AG/46.

  • L/AG/46/17/12 : Lists of staff, 1868-1869

Thacker's Directories The following for Scinde, Punjab and Delhi Railway Personnel have been indexed in Grace's Guide -

School

The Fairlawn School was established as Scind, Punjaub and Delhi Railway School, Mussoorie in 1877

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83 Retrieved on 14 Jun 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Grace’s Guide “Scinde Railway” Retrieved on 14 Jun 2016
  3. ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 14 Jun 2016

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