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=== Records ===
Previous update a bit "confused"!
{{Infobox_RailwaysLine Railways Infobox
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|route= [[Marmagao]] to [[Lando]]|gauge1= Metre gauge|gauge1details= 51 (1905)|gauge2= |gauge2details= |gauge3= |gauge3details= |gauge4= |gauge4details=|timeline1date=
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|timeline5details= |company1=|company1details= |company2=|company2details= |company3=|company3details= |company4=|company4details= |headquarters=|workshoppresidency= [[Bombay]]|stations= [[Castle Rock]]||system1date=1902|system1details= [[Southern Mahratta Railway]]
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|system3details= |gauge1= Metre gauge|gauge1details= 51 (1905)|gauge2= }}|gauge2details= |gauge3= |gauge3details= |gauge4= |gauge4details= |auxillary forces=}}The '''West of India Portuguese Railway''' (WIPR) ran from the port of [[Marmagao]]/Mormugao (in the Portuguese enclave of [[Goa]]) via [[Castle Rock]] to [[Lando]], junction with the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] (SMR).
=== Historical notes =History ==
In 1902, with the metre gauge line on the verge of bankruptcy, the Portuguese leased the railway to the SMR (1) which set up the WIPR to manage it. With Independence, operation of the WIPR passed to Indian Railways and '''Southern Railway'''. (2) Between 1955 and 1961, the lines within the enclave reverted to Portuguese control. In 1963, the railway was once more taken over by India Railways' Southern Railway. (3)
Unfortunately, there are no Staff agreements held at the [[British Library]] in the [[India Office Records]].
=== References =Notes ==
(1) "A Portuguese-British deal," ''The New York Times'', Thursday, 16 October 1902, p1 (digital image, ''The New York Times Archives'' : accessed 25 Novmeber 2008).
