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== External links ==*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukhtiarpur_Bihar_Light_Railway "Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway"] Wikipedia*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways "Martin's Light Railways"] Wikipedia.'These records have not been examined and may provide additional information''
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'''Martin & CompanyMartin’s Light Railways''' Co Ltd (MLR), known as Messrs Martin and Co. In some documents, owned and operated several disparate Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) light railways '''Martin's Light Railways'''(MLR) in the Gangetic plain, from [[Calcutta]] in the east to [[Delhi]] in the west.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways Wikipedia "Martin's Light Railways"]; Retrieved 10 Apr 2016</ref>
The lines continued to operate independently long after Independence in 1947, the last being nationalised as late as 1986. At least two lines and parts of a third have been converted to broad gauge and are now part of [[Indian Railways]].
==Lines worked by MLR at some time==
*[[Barasat-Basirhat Light Railway]]. Private Company formed 1903, first part opened 1905, worked by Martin's Light Railways. Independent until nationalised 1955
* [[Ranaghat-Krishnagar Light Railway]]. Privately owned line, constructed and initially worked by MLR, opened in 1899. In 1904 the line was taken over by the state and became part of the NG network of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR)
==Lines constructed by MLR==
*[[Santipur-Nabadwip Light Railway]]. Privately owned line constructed by MLR, opened in 1898; taken over by [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR) in 1904 as part of its NG Network.
==Railways absorbed into MLR==
*[[Arakan Light Railway]] formerly [[Buthiadaung-Maungdaw Tramway Company]], opened 1913. Taken over by MLR, 1916 ==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 10 Apr 2016</ref>gives the following:-*Z/E/4/25/M568; “Martin, Messrs and Co., Reference; 1844-1855 *L/F/8/17/1371; ”Messrs. Martin's and Co. on behalf of the Baraset-Basirhat Light RailwaysRailway Company Limited, 1916Application for construction of an extension to the Baraset-Basirhat Light Railway Local Government of Bengal”; 15 Aug 1914
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
