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== History ==
In 1902, with the metre gauge line on the verge of bankruptcy, the Portuguese leased the railway to the SMR which set up the WIPR to manage it. <ref> "A Portuguese-British deal," ''The New York Times'', Thursday, 16 October 1902, p1 (digital image, ''The New York Times Archives'' : accessed 25 November 2008).</ref>
With Independence, operation of the WIPR passed to [[Indian Railways]] and, in 1951, to [[Southern Railway]]. Between 1955 and 1961, the lines within the enclave reverted to Portuguese control. In 1963, the railway was once more taken over by Indian Railways' Southern Railway.<ref>[http://www.mptgoa.com/history3.htm "Landmark events of the past seventy years"], ''Mormugao Port Trust'' (accessed 25 November 2008).</ref>
==Records==
An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 15 Apr 2016</ref>
gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: -
* L/AG/46/19; “Records of the West of India Portuguese Guaranteed Railway Company”; 1881-1951
* L/F/7/2177; “Collection 370/22: Railways: Miscellaneous: West of India Portuguese Railway, workings of by the Madras and South Mahratta Railway Company”; 1897-1926
* L/F/7/1515; “Collection 266/3: Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway: Contracts with the West of India Portuguese Railway and Portuguese Government (also transit tax in Goa)”; 1926-29
* L/F/7/1516; “Collection 266/4: Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Company: Renewal of agreement for working the West of India Portuguese Railway; transfer of working to the Madras and Southern Mahratta State Railway on 1 Apr 1944” 1927-45.
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