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[[Category:Railways]]
The '''South Indian Railway''' (SIR) was the new name applied in 1874 to the merged undetakings of the [[Carnatic Railway]] and the [[Great Southern of India Railway]].
== Characteristics ==
In 1872, the Carnatic Railway merged with the [[Great Southern of India Railway]]. In 1874, the merged companies were renamed the [[South Indian Railway]]. During the 1870s the existing broad gauge lines were converted to metre gauge. Ownership of the SIR passed to the GoI on 31 December 1890. Management of the SIR passed to the GoI on 1 April 1944. In 1951, the SIR became a constituent part of the Southern Railway (within Indian Railways).
== Records ==
The following are held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]]:
*L/AG/46/18/1-4 : contracts of employment, 1891-1940 (index not complete).
The above is indexed in:
*Z/L/AG/46 : Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways, 1849-1925.
