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*There are no staff agreements An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] in 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 30 May 2016</ref>gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: - *L/AG/46/34; “Records of the [[India Office Records]].relating to the North Western State Railway”; 1893-1924 *L/F/8/18/1419; “North Western Railway, Book of contracts relating to lines worked by the NorthWestern Railway Office of the Chief Examiner of Accounts”; date unspecified
*==Personnel==There are no staff agreements for NWR personnel held at least two records at the [[The National Archives|the National ArchivesBritish Library]]**in the [[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C8946012 RAIL 1156/20/36India Office Records] Victor Hope Boalth: Chief Commercial Manager, North Western Railway of India. Birth: 12 September 1872, Sumbolpore, India. Railway service: 1895-1927. **[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C8947016 RAIL 1156/26/40] Frank Montagu George Wheeler: Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, North Western Railway, India. Birth: 22 July 1907, London. Railway service: 1931-1949
'Records' amended and 'Personnel' created; Associated Auxiliary Force' replacing 'See also'; 'Wazirabad-Multan Railway' added;
*[[Patti-Kasur Railway]]. In operation 1909-10; extension of NWR's [[Amritsar-Patti Railway]].
*[[Sirhind-Rupar Railway]]. Constructed by NWR and in operation before 1927
*[[ Wazirabad-Multan Railway]], under survey in 1892 and construction in 1894, becoming part of the NWR broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) main line.
*[[Zhob Valley Railway]], opened 1921. Part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network; finally extended from Boston to Zhob , 1929
== Records ==
'''[[North Western Railway Personnel]]''' gives details of NWR staff from several sources:-*“India Civil List 1890” <ref>Fibis Records, scans of original ” </ref> and the " India List and India Office List, 1905" <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=Also seefrontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PR14 " India List and India Office List, 1905"] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref> for [[Public Works Department]] Railway Branch or [[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]] personnel deployed to NWR gives a number of entries. The most notable of these have been listed. *"Grace's Guide ” for notable personnel <ref>[ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Main_Page “Grace’s Guide”]; Retrieved 30 May 2016</ref>*"National Archives from the RAIL collection” <ref>[ http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C241 “National Archives” ”]; Retrieved 30 May 2016</ref> ==Associated Auxiliary Force==
*[[North-Western Railway Battalion]]. Includes mention of armoured trains
