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Sind–Sagar Railway

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Sind–Sagar Railway
IndustryRailways
Founded1881
Defunct1885
SuccessorNorth Western State Railway (NWR)
Headquarters,
Area served
Punjab, Sindh
ServicesRail transport

The Sind–Sagar Railway was originally constructed as a Metre Gauge railway line from Lala Musa to Malakwal, Pakistan. In 1886 the Sind–Sagar Railway was amalgamated with other railways to form the North Western State Railway and railway line from was converted to broad gauge.[1] The Chak Nizam Bridge, also known as Victoria Bridge, was completed in early 1887 over the Jhelum river in Shahpur District and connected Jhelum to Lahore. The NWR Sind-Sagar Branch Line was the new name for the line and continued to be extended with branch lines and designated as part of the 'Frontier Section - Military Line'.[1]

Sections

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Lala Musa–Malakwal Railway

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Malakwal–Khushab Railway

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Dandot Light Railway

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Gharibwal Cement Works Railway

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The Gharibwal Cement Works Railway opened in May 1886 as a 27 kilometres (17 mi) 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) railway from Haranpur Junction to Gharibwal. It was built to serve the Gharibwal quarry.[2]

Malakwal–Bhera Railway

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Personnel

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No staff records are available at the British Library IOR. The following personnel have been identified from various sources as being posted to this railway:

See also

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References

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  • The spelling of Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway is variable. Scinde and Punjaub are the spellings adopted in the legislation - see "Government Statute Law Repeals 2012" pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83.[8]
  1. ^ a b " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 107, pdf page 116; Retrieved 15 Jul 2016
  2. ^ "Salman Rashid: Malakwal to Gharibwal".
  3. ^ "[IRFCA] Pakistan, 1996: Malakwal again: To Khewra".
  4. ^ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 595 (pdf page 558) Retrieved on 15 Jul 2016
  5. ^ a b Google Books "Kipling’s India: Uncollected Sketches 1884–88" by Rudyard Kipling, pages 215-218; Retrieved on 15 Jul 2016
  6. ^ Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - O'Callaghan, Francis Langford "; Retrieved on 14 Jul 2016
  7. ^ Grace's Guide "Trevredyn Rashleigh Wynne"; Retrieved on 14 Jul 2016
  8. ^ H.M. Government "Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83 Retrieved on 14 Jun 2016
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