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The route of what became the PNSR, was first surveyed in 1857 and years of political and military debate followed as described under '''[[Lahore & Peshawar Railway]]''' .
Finally, following further exchanges, the line was constructed by the of Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]). The '''Punjab Northern State Railway'''(PNSR) was created in 18071870-71 to construct and operate the raiway from [[Lahore]] to [[Peshawar]]. The line was finally opened in 1876 and was the first railway in India to have been taken under GOI control.
[[Francis Joseph Edward Spring]] was deployed from the Indian Imperial Civil Service's engineering section in 1873 as Consulting Engineer for the survey of the PNSR and the construction of various parts of that Railway and Bridges. He remained attached to the PNSR until 1878.
