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[[File:Rajputana State Railway.png|thumb|Rajputana State Railway]]
== History ==
The ’'''Rajputana State Railway'''’(RSR), the first Imperial State Railway, was formed tin 1869 by the joining the proposed ‘[[Rajputana - Agra District Railway]] ’ and the ‘[[Rajputana - Delhi District Railway]] ’ and was placed under the control of the Government of the [[North-West Provinces]]. It was divided into two districts; the Agra District from Agra to Ajmer and the Delhi District from Delhi to a point of junction of the two districts (chosen later at Bandikui). Each District was supervised by a Superintending Engineer.
The survey of the Delhi-Rewari line began in May 1869 and the project was sanctioned by the autumn. The earth work on this line based on 5 feet 6 inch broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) alignment began in April 1870 and was done departmentally. In January 1871, it was determined that all new railways should be constructed as metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and the estimates were revised accordingly. [[ Frederick Smith Stanton|Major F. S. Stanton]] was appointed at this stage to head the Delhi Division.
In 1871 the Government resolved for the RSR to undertake the construction of metre-gauge railways in Rajputana, to facilitate the supply of salt from the Great Salt Lake at Sambhar to the North-West Provinces, and to get rid of the vexatious salt-customs barrier. [[Frederick Smith Stanton|Captain Stanton]] was selected to take charge of the construction <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Frederick_Smith_Stanton "Grace's Guide - Frederick Smith Stanton”]; Retrieved on 18 May 2019</ref>.
The RSR mainline from [[Delhi]] opened to [[Rewari]], together with the ‘[[Farukhnagar Salt Branch Railway]]’, in Feb 1873 and extended to [[Bandakui]] in Dec 1874 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n31/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 22 (pdf31)]; Retrieved 18 May 2019</ref>.
In 1875, the line had extended as far as [[Ajmer]] with the aim to reach [[Ahmadabad]] and to connect to the Broad Gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) of the ‘[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]’(BB&CIR).
The RSR further extended their line from [[Ajmer]] as far as Beawur, 32 miles(51km) which opened in May 1878,<ref name=Admin/>.
At Beawur the line became the [[Western Rajputana State Railway|’ Western ‘Western Rajputana State Railway’ ''(shown in blue on map and see separate page)'']] which reached [[Ahmadabad]], a distance from Beawur of 272 miles(438km), in 1879.
* ‘RSR Mainline’ was the classification of the entire [[Delhi]] to [[Ahmadabad]]line following the completion, apparently absorbing the ‘[[Western Rajputana State Railway]]’
* [[Farukhnagar Salt Branch Railway|‘Farukhnagar SaltBranch ’ Salt Branch’ ''(see separate page)'']] became classified as a branch of ‘RSR Mainline’
* ‘RSR Agra Branch’ was the classification of the section from [[Agra]] to [[Bandikui]], where it met the mainline.
* ‘[[Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway]]’, Neemuch to Ajmer, the construction was started in 1879, and the work completed in March 1881
All these State railways were worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR).
<br>In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the ‘[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]’ (BB&CIR), becoming the latter's Metre Gaugemetre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) section; known as Ratlam Division of BB&CIR.
==Records==
** Mr. Edwards was appointed to take his place.
*[[Bagot William Blood]], 1879, Superintendent of Way and Works for RSR <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA443 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 443 (pdf page 406)] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
*[[William Richard Sumption Jones]], 1880-93, posted to RSR to take charge of the completion and equipment of the Central Workshops at Ajmir as Carriage and Wagon Superintendent, which by amalgamation of other lines in 1883 became the [[Rajputana-Malwa State RailwayR'''ailway]](RMSR) <ref>[http://www.steamindex.com/people/overseas.htm Steam Index, Overseas Engineers - Jones, William Richard Sumption]; Retrieved 19 Jul 2016</ref>.
*[[Frederick Nicholas Gutersloh]], 1880-91, RSR Locomotive Superintendent, which by amalgamation of other lines in 1883 became the [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]](RMSR) <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA510=&dq Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 510]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
*[[Willoughby Verner Constable]], 1882, RSR Assistant Manager <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA466 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429)] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.
==Further Information==
From 1881-82, see page '''[[‘Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]]'''
From 1900, see separate page '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked]] '''
== References ==
