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Burma-Yunnan Railway Project added
The infamous Thailand-Burma Railway, constructed between 1942-1943 by Allied POWs under the direction of their Japanese captors, is at present outside of the scope of this article.
==India-Burma Neighbouring countries Railway Link Proposals==
*[[Assam-Burma Connection Railway Project]]. A series of proposals from 1892 onwards to link India and Burma by rail; eventually all were dropped.
*[[Burma-Yunnan Railway Project]]. A project to connect the Burma Railway network to the China’s south-western Yunnan province. Construction started in 1938 and was abandoned in the early 1940’s
==Extensions to Burma Railway==
==Railways aquired by BR==
[[Madaya Light Railway]]. Unassisted private company, 1912; Purchased by Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) 1923, passed to BR; closed 1927
== Records ==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
