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* Staff list from 1898-1921 (L1) [http:/AG/46www.irfca.org/6articles/17-18)* Half-yearly officers lists 1922eminent-1928 (L/F/10/250)railwaymen.html "Walter Home : Burma Railway"]
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[[Category:Railways]]
Formed as a private company, in 1896 '''Burma Railway''' (BR) took over the three metre gauge railways operating in Burma under a guarantee provided by the Government of India.
== Characteristics ==
Following the merger of the [[Irrawaddy Valley State Railway]], the [[Sittang Valley State Railway]] and the [[Mu Valley State Railway]] to form BR, construction continued on various projects until 1924 when the extent of line exceeded 1800 miles. From 1906, BR was managed by Walter Home who repeated his previous success at the helm of Jodhpur Railway, another metre gauge line. (1)
In 1928, BR was dissolved and the railways in Burma were brought once again under direct government control, being renamed '''Burma Railways'''. In 1937, Burma was split from India and political control passed to the newly-formed ''Burma Office''.
The infamous Thailand-Burma Railway, constructed by Allied POWs under the direction of their Japanese captors did not connect with BR and at present is outside of the scope of this article.
== Records ==
The following records are held at the [[British Library]] in the [[India Office Records]](but not indexed in Z/L/AG/46). *L/AG/46/6/17-18 :List of emplyees (1898-1921).*L/F/10/250 : Half-yearly Staff lists (1922-1928). == External links == Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Burma "History of Rail Transport in Burma"] == Notes ==
