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So here I am, continuing with last blast from the past......I hope it delights you in :)
By end of the century, India was like a choco lava cake for giant Railways companies. One bite was enough to sink in ! To bring about co-ordination in working and time tables.... Sir Thomas Robertson was appointed as Special commissioner due to whose efforts Railway Board was formed in 1905. Railway mileage reached till 24,750 miles in India.
Regrouping was first put on paper by 1904 but got materialized after world war.
India was geographically divided into three regions :
1. Western Division consisting of : Great Indian Peninsula , Bombay Boroda Central India(BBCI), North Western, Jodhpur, Bikaner together with branch and feeder railways in their areas.
2. Eastern Division consisting of : EIR, Oudh & Rohilkund, Bengal & North Western, Rohilkund & Kumaon, Assam Bengal, Bengal Nagpur(BNR), East Bengal (EBR).
3. Southern Division consisting of : Madras Railway, Southern Marhatta, South Indian, Nizam together with ports and local railways.
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| 1910 Railway Map |
Both the World Wars brought lot of strain in railways production. As railways were used to manufacture shells and other military requirements. After Independence, in early 1950s zonal grouping began. Northern railways, eastern railways and North-eastern railways were formed.
In 1980, Railways Act, 1890 was replaced by Railways Act, 1989 which updated all the legal framework for railways in India. Since then new amendments have always been introduced.
2013 was marked as 160th anniversary since 1st passenger train was initiated.
That is all in the history..
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