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Map 1909, north section]]
[[File: South Indian Railway Map 1909, south section.png|thumb| South Indian Railway Map 1909, south section]]
'''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>.
Following these amalgamations the SIR network was classified as the 'Metre Gauge' and the 'Broad Gauge' Divisions
<big><big>[[South Indian Railway - Lines Owned and Worked|''''South Indian Railway - Lines Owned and Worked'''' gives full information and details.]]</big></big>
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