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This being the original (alternative) name of ''Note''*''[[SindThe spelling of Scinde, Punjab and Punjaub & Delhi Railway]]'is variable. Scinde and Punjaub are the spellings adopted in the legislation - see "Government Statute Law Repeals 2012" pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83''<ref name=name> [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83] Retrieved on 14 Jun 2016</ref>.
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'''Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway'''(SP&DR)
The '''Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway''' (SP&DR) Company was formed in 1870 from the incorporation of the [[Scinde Railway]] Company and their [[Indus Flotilla]] Company together with the amalgamation of the [[Punjab Railway]] Company and [[Delhi Railway]] Company. This was covered by the ‘Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act‘ of 1869 <ref name=name/>.
Company inherited from its constituents the unfortunate reputation as being the worst managed of the early private companies.;Given its reputation in the 1860s and 1870s for discord, shady and/or inept contractors and financial irregularities, it is surprising that the SP&DR did not pass into Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) ownership sooner than 31 December 1885. After its purchase, the GoI merged the SP&DR with others to form the [[North Western Railway]](NWR).
==History==
*1855, [[Scinde Railway]] Company formed. After 11 surveys and 18 months the route was approved <ref name =grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Scinde_Railway Grace’s Guide “Scinde Railway”] Retrieved on 14 Jun 2016</ref>.
*1857, The constitution was modified to extend the undertaking and in 1859 contracts were made to construct another section from [[Multan]] to [[Amritsar]], and for working a [[Indus Flotilla|Steam Flotilla on the Indus]] connecting the two sections. The chief engineer was [[John Brunton]] <ref name =grace/>.
*1858, commencement of the [[Karachi-Kotri (Indus River) Railway]] construction.
*1861, line opened connecting [[Karachi]] to [[Kotri]]
*1862, Amritsar-Attari section completed on the route to Lahore.
*1863, planned a line between [[Delhi]] and [[Amritsar]]. The four sections were kept separate under the names of the Scinde Railway, the [[Indus Flotilla]] Co, the [[Punjab Railway]], and the [[Delhi Railway]] <ref name =grace/>.
*1865, The Scinde Railway and Punjab Railway lines [[Multan]]-[[Lahore]]-[[Amritsar]] are completed. Works begins on line from [[Delhi]] to [[Amritsar]].
*1868, The Scinde Railway and Punjab Railway lines towards [[Amritsar]] from [[Delhi]] ([[Ghaziabad]]) are open for traffic up to [[Ambala]].
*1870, '''Scinde, Punjab and Delhi Railway''' (SP&DR) Company formed when it incorporated the [[Punjab Railway]], the [[Indus Flotilla|Indus Steam Flotilla]] and the [[Delhi Railway]] - this northern section of the SP&DR eventually linked [[Delhi]] to [[Multan]] via [[Lahore]].
*1870, SP&DR completes the [[Amritsar]]-[[Saharanpur]]-[[Ghaziabad]] line, linking to the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) and providing connectivity between [[Multan]] and [[Delhi]].
*1886, the contracts expired and responsibility for the SP&DR was transferred entirely to the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]). The GoI amagamated the [[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]] with the [[Indus Valley State Railway]] (linking [[Multan]] to [[Kotri]]) and the [[Punjab Northern State Railway]] (linking [[Lahore]] to [[Peshawar]]) to form the '''[[North Western Railway|North Western State Railway]]'''.
== 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 14 Jun 2016</ref>
gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: -
*L/AG/46/17; “Records of the Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway Company”; 1855-1886
*L/AG/46/17/19-27; “3. Scinde Punjab Delhi Railway Company”; 1869-86
*L/PWD/2/50-63, 66, 132-1381; "Home and Overseas Correspondence of the Scinde Railway Company"; 1855-1869
*L/PWD/2/139-145; "Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway Company"; 1870-1879
==Personnel==
'''[[India Office Records]]''' at the [[British Library]] but is not included in the index, Z/L/AG/46.
*L/AG/46/17/12 : Lists of staff, 1868-1869
'''Thacker's Directories'''
The following for Scinde, Punjab and Delhi Railway Personnel have been indexed in Grace's Guide -
*[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1872_Thackers:_Scinde,_Punjab_and_Delhi_Railway Thacker's "1872 Scinde, Punjab and Delhi Railway Personnel"]
==School==
The [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Schools#S| Fairlawn School was established as Scind, Punjaub and Delhi Railway School, Mussoorie in 1877]
== References ==
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