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|headquarters= [[Trichinopoly]]
|workshop= [[SIR Central Workshops, Golden Rock, Trichinopoly|Golden Rock, Trichinopoly]] <br> [[Negapatam]]<br> ''see also'' [[SIR Railway Workshops]]
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[[File: South Indian Railway Map 1909, north section.png|thumb| South Indian RailwayMap 1909, north section]] [[File: South Indian Railway 1931.png|thumb| South Indian Railway 1931]][[File:South India Railway System 1937 Map 1909, south section.png|thumb| South Indian Railway Map 1909, south sectionSystem 1937]] '''South Indian Railway'''
The '''South Indian Railway''' (SIR) was the new name applied in 1874 to the merged undertakings of the [[Carnatic Railway]] and the [[Great Southern of India Railway]] (GCSR)and initially administered from [[Negapatam]]; and after 1865 from the ‘General Office Building’ at [[Trichinopoly]] <ref> Southern Railway Heritage Centre "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951", pages 3 and 8</ref>.
On 1 April 1944, the [[Government of India |GoI]] took over direct control of the SIR.
In 1951, the SIR became a constituent part of '''[[Southern Railway]]''', a zone of [[Indian Railways]]. == FIBIS Resources ==*The South Indian Railway, as seen from Space. with 100-year-old photos from the British Raj - Lecture by Mike Muirhead (October 2016) available in lecture section of FIBIS Member's area.
==SIR Locomotive, Carriage & Wagon Workshops==
*1860, [[Negapatam]] workshops established by the [[Great Southern of India Railway]] and taken over by SIR in 1872.
*1928, [[SIR Central Workshops, Golden Rock, Trichinopoly]] capable of handling both BG and MG stock <ref> Southern Railway Heritage Centre "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951", pages 105 </ref>.
[[SIR Railway Workshops|'''See also SIR 'Railway Workshops' ''']]
==SIR Schools==
**[[Indian Tramway Co.]], opened 1865. Formerly [[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]] which failed in 1870 and taken over by [[Carnatic Railway]].
'''Second Amalgamation 1908'''
*[[Madras Railway]](MR) was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) network that was constructed, owned and worked by MR up to 31 Dec 1907. On 1 Jan 1908 the 'Southern Section' was transferred to SIR. This Section from [[Jalarpet]] had opened 1860-61; extended to [[Calicut]], 1888 and finally to [[Mangalore]], 1907. Line length 417 miles(671km). Upon amalgamation this became the SIR '[[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline]]'.
**[[Mettupalaiyam Branch Line]]. Constructed, owned and worked by MR up to 31 Dec 1907, then transferred to SIR. Podanor Junction to Coimbatore and Mettupalaiyam. Opened 1873, 26 miles(41km) )
**[[Palghat Branch Line]]. Palakkad Junction(Olavakode) to [[Palghat]]. Constructed, owned and worked by MR up to 31 Dec 1907, then transferred to SIR. Opened 1888, 2.5 miles(4km)
*At this time the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) lines north of [[Katpadi]] were relinquished and became part of the newly formed '[[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]'. The SIR only retained the [[Villupuram-Katpadi Extension RailwaySection]] Following these *These amalgamations the SIR network was classified as the 'Metre Gauge' and the 'Broad Gauge' Divisions
[[South Indian Railway - Lines Owned and Worked|'<big>'''South Indian Railway - Lines Owned and Worked'''' </big> gives for full information and details.]]
== Records ==
The above is indexed in:
*'''Z/L/AG/46''' "Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways, 1849-1925"
[[South Indian Railway Personnel|''''See also South Indian Railway Personnel'''' gives for details of notable SIR staff from many different sources.]]
*These have been listed by SIR Department and in Chronological order.
*The entries link to the [[:Category:Railway People|Notable Railway People]] pages.
== External Linkslinks== *[http://www.archive.org/stream/salemgazet02richuoft#page/24/mode/2up Sections on Salem - Vriddhachalam Railway and Salem - Mettar Railway] from Madras Distict District Gazetteer of Salem (pub 1932) Archive.org===Historical books online===*[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_irg2AAAAMAAJ/page/n3 ''Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway, including the Mayavaram-Mutupet, and Peralam-Karaikkal railway''] 1900 Archive.org*[https://booksarchive.org/details/dli.googlevenugopal.fr433/page/n3/mode/books?id=SzWvq8EYBwUC&pg=PA133&hl=fr&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false Extracts from Google Books “Illustrated guide 2up ''Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railwayincluding the Tanjore District Board, Pondicherry, Travancore State, Peralam-Karaikkal and the Cochin State Railways''] 1913 Archive.org, K.K. Venugopal Collection.*[https: //archive.org/details/illustratedguide00unse/page/n7 ''Illustrated Guide To The South Indian Railway including the Tanjore District Board, Pondicherry, Peralam-Karaikkal, Travancore State, Cochin State, Coimbatore District Board, Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur, and the Nilgiri Railways”Railways''] by South Indian Railway Co. Ltd, . Reprint of 1926edition. Reprinted by New Delhi Asian Educational Services 2004Archive.org, Historical Resources of India Collection.
== References ==
