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|stations= [[Trichinopoly]]
|system1adte= 1891
|system1details= Worked by [[South Indian Railway Company]]
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|headquarters= [[Trichinopoly]]
|workshop= [[Golden Rock]]
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|system2date= 1951
|system2details= '''Southern Railway ''' (Indian RailwaysIR zone)
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|gauge1= Metre Broad gauge|gauge1details= 1353 559 miles (19051943)|gauge2= Metre gauge|gauge2details= 1353 miles (1905)<br>1483 miles (1943)
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== History ==
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 and other lines passed to the Government of India (GoI ) on 31 December 1890. Management of the SIR passed and a new company was formed to work the GoI system so created under contract. The contract was extended in 1909. This contract was determined on 1 April 1944and the GoI assumed direct control. In 1951, the SIR became a constituent part of the '''Southern Railway (within ''', a zone of Indian Railways).
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.
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]
