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==Dining cars and catering companies==
“All the major trains, like the Grand Trunk Express, the Frontier Mail and the Deccan Queen, had luxurious dining cars attached.” “The caterers were British companies. Spencer’s served the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway and the North Western Railway, Kellner’s the East India Railway and Brandon’s the Great Indian Peninsular Railway and the Bombay, Baroda and Central India. Only the BNR, the Bengal Nagpur Railway, did its own catering.”<ref>[http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/onmyplate/refreshing-the-railways-regional-foods-may-reinvent-pantry-cars/ “Refreshing the railways: Regional foods may reinvent pantry cars"] by Vikram Doctor. December 5, 2015 ''The Economic Times'', quoting Malcolm Murphy in ''The Last Children of the Raj''.</ref>
**Read more about Michael Pearce's search in [http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/1836639/report-grandchildren-of-the-raj "Grandchildren of the Raj"] by Yolande D'Mello May 19, 2013 dnaindia.com.
Links added to 'Railway People and 'Railway Index'; 'Dining cars and catering companies' moved to 'Railway Service Providers'
[[image:India railways1909a.jpg|thumb|250px|''General map of railways in India as of 1909'']]
'''The railways in India were subject to constant changes of ownership, amalgamations and adjustments over the years. The categorisation below is intended to be comprehensive but not exhaustive.'''
*For details of individual railways, tramways, railway constructions known to have operated in British India - click '''[[:Category:Railways|Railways index, 1845-1947]]'''
*For information on notable railway people who made signicant contributions in the development of the Railways in British India - click '''[[:Category:Railway_People|Railway People]]'''
== British India ==
==== Anglo-Indians ====
[[Anglo Indian|Anglo-Indians]] became closely identified with the running of the railways. By 1905, forming less than ½% of India's total population, they provided 2% of railway employees. Eventually more than 50% of all Anglo-Indian families came to be supported by railway employment either directly or as a dependant of a railway employee.
==FIBIS resources==
*[http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_classes&source_class=323 An Index and Description of Employment Contracts issued to experienced UK Railwaymen who were selected to work for various Indian Railways]Fibis database
*"The Indian Railways and a Dynasty of Pearces" by Michael Feilden Pearce, [[FIBIS Journals|''FIBIS Journal]] Number 25 (Spring 2011)'' pages 13-21. "Part 2. The Viceregal Carriages" ''FIBIS Journal Number 27 (Spring 2012)'', pages 30-36
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