Bengal and North Western Railway explained

Bengal and North Western Railway
Foundation:1882
Defunct:1 January 1943
Predecessor:none
Successor:Oudh and Tirhut Railway
Location Country:India
Area Served:Northern India
Services:Rail transport

The Bengal and North Western Railway was owned and worked by the Bengal and North Western Railway Company (registered 23 October 1882, dissolved October 1946). The Bengal and North Western Railway was merged into the Oudh and Tirhut Railway on 1 January 1943.[1]

Its original Director was the Scottish railway engineer Alexander Izat (1844–1920) who was responsible for the engineering of the lines and stations.[2]

Bengal & North Western main line

Bengal & North Western main line was a 301adj=midNaNadj=mid metre gauge line consisting of the following sections:

Bengal & North Western Railway Loop line

Rolling stock

In 1936 the company owned 386 locomotives, 1293 coaches and 12.191 goods wagons.[3]

Classification

It was labeled as a Class I railway according to Indian Railway Classification System of 1926.[4] [5]

Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion, Bengal Army

The Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion was an infantry regiment under the Volunteer Corps of the British Indian Army. The auxiliary regiment was formed on 14 June 1879 as the Bengal and North Western Railway Volunteer Rifles by the British East India Company. The headquarters of the regiment was established in Gorakhpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The uniform of Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion was khaki drill with white facings and the military badge included St. Andrew's cross in a thistle wreath. The battalion included staff from the Bengal and North Western Railway which was a metre gauge railway company. On 17 June 1892, the Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion was merged with the Tirhut State Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps. Later in 1917 it was designated as the 22nd Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion. Eventually the regiment was renamed as the Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion on 1 October 1920.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust
  2. Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n165/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 157-162
  2. Web site: Alexander Izat - Graces Guide .
  3. Book: World Survey of Foreign Railways . 1936 . Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C.. English . 212.
  4. Web site: Indian Railway Classification . 10 November 2022. en.
  5. Book: World Survey of Foreign Railways . 1936 . Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C.. English . 210–219.
  6. Book: India. Army Headquarters. Indian Army List January 1919 — Volume 2. 2012. Andrews UK Limited. 9781781502570. 834. 15 September 2017. en.

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