Sind Railway

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The Sind Railway was formed in 1856 to facilitate "the construction and working of a line in Sind. from Kurrachee [[[Karachi]]] to the river Indus at Kotree - total, about 120 miles. Capital - 1,000,000l. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent." 1


Characteristics

The Sind Railway was built ot broad gauge and was one of the original guaranteed railways. Early on, it merged with the Punjab Railway and the Indus Flotilla to form the Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway.


Records

Refer to the Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway.


Notes

1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", The Times, Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.

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