Southern Punjab Railway
A railway in India of 5 feet 6 inches gauge
1895 The Southern Punjab Railway Company was formed with Bradford Leslie as chairman to build a line from Delhi to Samasata, about 400 miles to the west. Horace Bell was the consulting engineer in London for the construction.
Several extension lines (e.g. Jullunder, Sutlej Valley) extended the length to 502 miles (803 km).
The railway was worked by the North Western State Railway.
1910 Total of 790 miles open. Officers - Barry and Leslie, Consulting Engineers; W. B. Gray (Ferozepore), Agent in India; F. R. Bagley (Kasur), Agent and Chief Construction Engineer for Sutlej Valley line.[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1911 Bradshaw’s Railway Manual