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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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''Note''
*''The spelling of Scinde“Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway Railway” is variable. This railway and its constituents were formed in period from 1855 to 1860's and the spelling of the Company names reflect that period. *"Scinde " and Punjaub are “Punjaub” is the spellings spelling adopted in the legislation of the time - see "[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'' (pdf pages 141-142)]<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(pdf pages 141-142)] Retrieved on 14 Jun Dec 2016</ref>."*"Sind"and “Punjab” is the spelling adopted in the "Imperial Gazeteer of India" of 1908 which we normally take as the definitive spelling
''However in regard to these railways we have adopted the spelling'' '''Scinde''' and '''Punjaub'''
The '''Scinde, Punjaub & 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 [[Punjaub Railway]] Company and [[Delhi Railway]] Company. This was covered by the ‘Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act‘ of 1869 <ref name=name/>. The 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).
==History==
*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>.
*1862, Amritsar-Attari section completed on the route to Lahore.
*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/>.
*1865, The [[Scinde Railway ]] and [[Punjab Railway ]] lines [[Multan]]-[[Lahore]]-[[Amritsar]] are completed. Works begins on line from [[Delhi]] to [[Amritsar]].*1868, The [[Scinde Railway ]] and [[Punjab Railway ]] lines towards [[Amritsar]] from [[Delhi]] ([[Ghaziabad]]) are open for traffic up to [[Ambala]]. *1870, '''Scinde, Punjab and Punjaub & 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]].
*1870, SP&DR completes the [[Amritsar]]-[[Saharanpur]]-[[Ghaziabad]] line, linking to the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) and providing connectivity between [[Multan]] and [[Delhi]].
*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 amalgamated 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]]'''.
== 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 14 Jun 2016</ref>
gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: -
*L/AG/46/17; “Records of the Scinde, PunjabPunjaub, Delhi Railway Company”; 1855-1886 *L/AG/46/17/19-27; “3. Scinde Punjab Punjaub 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, PunjabPunjaub, Delhi Railway Company"; 1870-1879
==Personnel==
'''Thacker's Directories'''
The following for Scinde, Punjab and & Delhi Railway Personnel have been indexed in Grace's Guide -
*[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1872_Thackers:_Scinde,_Punjab_and_Delhi_Railway Thacker's "1872 Scinde, Punjab and Delhi Railway Personnel"]
==School==
The [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Schools#S| Fairlawn School was established as Scind, Punjaub Punjab and Delhi Railway School, Mussoorie in 1877] ==Further Information==Prior to 1870 see constituents - [[Scinde Railway]]; [[Indus Flotilla]]; [[Punjaub Railway]]; [[Delhi Railway]] After 1886 see [[North Western Railway]]
== References ==
