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'''Scinde Railway Company'''
''Spelling Note''
*''The spellings used for town names in the 1850-60 is variable. We have given the name as splt with the later name in (brackets).''
==Background==
The following is extracted from ‘The Line and Works of the Scinde Railway’ by John Brunton, 1862 <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=1WsEAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books ‘The Line and Works of the Scinde Railway’ by John Brunton, Institution of Civil Engineers, 1862-63 Page 4]; Retrieved 19 Feb 2018</ref>
In 1849 the Government recognised the necessity of introducing railways into India and the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’ and the ‘[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]’ were established under the Guarantee system to open up the districts having the two ports of India, [[Calcutta]] and [[Bombay]], as outlets for their produce. The success in raising capital was at once evident and attention turned to the Indus Valley route having [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]] as its sea terminus.
A concession was granted to Mr W P Andrew in 1855 the ‘'''Scinde Railway Company'''’ was formed under the Guarantee system. The arrangement included under its management the line from [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]] to [[Hyderabad]] upon the Indus; the line from [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]] to [[Lahore]] and [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] and a flotilla of steam boats to complete the through communication.
Three distinct capital sums were originally raised under the following titles:-
*The ‘'''[[Scinde Railway]]'''’
*The ‘'''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]'''’
*The ‘'''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''’
"The accounts of these sections were kept perfectly distinct, while economy and harmonious working are secured by the concentration of the management in the hands of one board of directors"
In 1862 another concession was granted to the the ‘Scinde Railway Company’
*The ‘'''[[Delhi Railway]]'''’, being an extension of the line from [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] to [[Delhi]], where it will form a junction to the northern terminus of the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]
The lengths of these sections were respectively :-
*‘'''[[Scinde Railway]]'''’ from [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]] to [[Kotri|Kotree(Kotri)]], on the Indus, 108 miles;
*‘'''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]'''’ from [[Kotri|Kotree(Kotri)]] to [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]], 570 miles(this taking account of the windings of the river which is some 100 miles greater than that by land);
‘'''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''’ from
Punjaub Railway’ from [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]] to [[Lahore]], 222 miles and to [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]]Umritisir(Amritsar), 32 miles giving 254 miles;
*‘'''Delhi Railway'''’ from [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] to [[Delhi]], 300 miles.
Total 1,232 miles
==Later Developments==
In 1870, the [[Scinde Railway|‘Scinde Railway Company’]] was amalgamated with the ‘[[Punjab Railway]]’ and ‘[[Delhi Railway]]’ Companies and renamed as the ‘'''[[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway|Scinde, Punjaub and Delhi Railway]]''' Company’. This was covered by the ‘Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act‘ of 1869 <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 2 January 2016</ref>. ''See Footnote''
In 1886, the contracts expired and responsibility for the railway was transferred entirely to the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]). The GoI merged the ‘[[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]]’ with other smaller state-owned railways to create the ‘[[North Western Railway]]’.
''Footnote''
*''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/>
==Further Information==
Up to 1870 see '''[[Scinde Railway]]''', '''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]''', '''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''
<br>1870-86 see '''[[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]]'''
<br>From 1870 see '''[[North Western Railway]]'''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
''Spelling Note''
*''The spellings used for town names in the 1850-60 is variable. We have given the name as splt with the later name in (brackets).''
==Background==
The following is extracted from ‘The Line and Works of the Scinde Railway’ by John Brunton, 1862 <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=1WsEAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books ‘The Line and Works of the Scinde Railway’ by John Brunton, Institution of Civil Engineers, 1862-63 Page 4]; Retrieved 19 Feb 2018</ref>
In 1849 the Government recognised the necessity of introducing railways into India and the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’ and the ‘[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]’ were established under the Guarantee system to open up the districts having the two ports of India, [[Calcutta]] and [[Bombay]], as outlets for their produce. The success in raising capital was at once evident and attention turned to the Indus Valley route having [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]] as its sea terminus.
A concession was granted to Mr W P Andrew in 1855 the ‘'''Scinde Railway Company'''’ was formed under the Guarantee system. The arrangement included under its management the line from [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]] to [[Hyderabad]] upon the Indus; the line from [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]] to [[Lahore]] and [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] and a flotilla of steam boats to complete the through communication.
Three distinct capital sums were originally raised under the following titles:-
*The ‘'''[[Scinde Railway]]'''’
*The ‘'''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]'''’
*The ‘'''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''’
"The accounts of these sections were kept perfectly distinct, while economy and harmonious working are secured by the concentration of the management in the hands of one board of directors"
In 1862 another concession was granted to the the ‘Scinde Railway Company’
*The ‘'''[[Delhi Railway]]'''’, being an extension of the line from [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] to [[Delhi]], where it will form a junction to the northern terminus of the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]
The lengths of these sections were respectively :-
*‘'''[[Scinde Railway]]'''’ from [[Karachi|Kurrachee(Karachi)]] to [[Kotri|Kotree(Kotri)]], on the Indus, 108 miles;
*‘'''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]'''’ from [[Kotri|Kotree(Kotri)]] to [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]], 570 miles(this taking account of the windings of the river which is some 100 miles greater than that by land);
‘'''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''’ from
Punjaub Railway’ from [[Multan|Moultan(Multan)]] to [[Lahore]], 222 miles and to [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]]Umritisir(Amritsar), 32 miles giving 254 miles;
*‘'''Delhi Railway'''’ from [[Amritsar|Umritisir(Amritsar)]] to [[Delhi]], 300 miles.
Total 1,232 miles
==Later Developments==
In 1870, the [[Scinde Railway|‘Scinde Railway Company’]] was amalgamated with the ‘[[Punjab Railway]]’ and ‘[[Delhi Railway]]’ Companies and renamed as the ‘'''[[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway|Scinde, Punjaub and Delhi Railway]]''' Company’. This was covered by the ‘Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act‘ of 1869 <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 2 January 2016</ref>. ''See Footnote''
In 1886, the contracts expired and responsibility for the railway was transferred entirely to the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]). The GoI merged the ‘[[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]]’ with other smaller state-owned railways to create the ‘[[North Western Railway]]’.
''Footnote''
*''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/>
==Further Information==
Up to 1870 see '''[[Scinde Railway]]''', '''[[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]]''', '''[[Punjaub Railway]]'''
<br>1870-86 see '''[[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]]'''
<br>From 1870 see '''[[North Western Railway]]'''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
