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Formed as a private company, in 1896 '''Burma Railway''' (BR) took over the three  The Burma Railways metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) was originally known as the ‘Burma State Railway’. In 1896 ‘Burma Railway Company’ was formed for the purpose of taking over the working of the original system and extending it by the construction of other lines, particularly one from Mandalay to Kunberg. The railways taken over by the Company from Government in 1896 comprised the following lines:-* Rangoon to Prome on the Irrawady river Formed as a private company, in 1896 the (BR) took over the three state railways of operating in Burma under a guarantee provided by the Government of India.*Rangoon to Mandalay, and thence to the bank of the Irrawaddy, opposite Sagaing*Sagaing to Myitkyina with a branch to Katha, whence there is communication by river to Bhamo.The above paragraph is taken directly from the Administration Report on Indian Railways 1918<ref name=Admin1918>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n179/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 171 (pdf64) ]; Retrieved 20 Apr 2020</ref>

 Following the merger of the [[Irrawaddy Valley State Railway]], the [[Sittang Valley State Railway]] and the [[Mu Valley State Railway]] to form the Burma Railway (BR), construction continued on various projects until 1924 when . In 1905 the extent of line exceeded 1800 network was 1340 miles. From 1906, BR was managed (2157km); expanding by 1916 to 1598miles(2572km) <ref name =Admin1918/>; by [[Walter Home]] who repeated his previous success at 1937 the helm of the [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]], another metre gauge line. system length was 2051 miles(3301km) <ref>[https://ia801009ia801605.us.archive.org/830/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystemin.ernet.dli.2015.36650/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf " Administration Report on the US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways , constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Railway Department’, Printingpages 62-63 , Calcutta; page 171pdf 85-488] ; Retrieved 30 20 Apr 20162020</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Burma Wikipedia "History of Rail Transport in Burma"] Retrieved 30 Apr 2016</ref>

In 1906 [[Walter Home]] was appointed as Managing Director of the ‘Burma Railway Company’ due to his previous managing the [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway], a metre gauge line on most profitable basis. When taking charge, Burma Railway had about 600 miles of route open for traffic. He served as Managing Director for about two decades. And at the close of his era, Burma Railway extended its operations over 1800 miles. The situation has not changed much since Walter Home's time <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html#home “Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears” by R R Bhandari July 2008, reproduced by IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club''] Retrieved on 20 Apr 2020</ref> . The following staff from the [[Public Works Department]] are listed in the 1905 Civil List , and other sources, as being posted to Burma State Railway; ''in approximate date order'':-

*[[Cornelius Edward Cardew]], from 1890's, [[Burma Railway|Burma State Railway]], Locomotive Superintendent; 1892, [[Indian Railway Conference Association]], Lahore. 'Locomotive Superintendents Conference' delegate representing Burma Railway <ref>[http://www.steamindex.com/locomag/lcwr31.htm#133p The Locomotive Magazine and Railway Carriage and Wagon Review "Indian locomotive superintendents of the nineties", Volume 31, Number 393, 15 May 1925, page 133+ plate]; Retrieved 26 Jul 2016</ref>; Lieut.-Colonel of the [[Burma Railway Volunteers]]<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Cornelius_Edward_Cardew Grace's Guide "Cornelius Edward Cardew"] Retrieved on 26 Jul 2016</ref>.<ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA457 Google Books "India Office List 1905" page 420,pdf page 457] Retrieved on 26 Jul 2016</ref>; 1906, Retired