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Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway

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Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway
IndustryRailways
Predecessor
Founded1870; 154 years ago (1870)
Defunct1885; 139 years ago (1885)
SuccessorNorth Western State Railway (NWR)
Headquarters,
Area served
Punjab, Sind
ServicesRail transport
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway[1]

The Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway (reporting mark SP&DR) was formed in 1870 from the incorporation of the Scinde Railway, Indus Steam Flotilla, Punjab Railway and Delhi Railway companies.[2] This was covered by the Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act 1869.[3]

History

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The Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway inherited the unfortunate reputation as being one of the worst managed private railway companies. Given its reputation in the 1860s and 1870s for discord, shady and inept contractors and financial irregularities, it is surprising that the SP&DR did not pass into public ownership sooner than 31 December 1885. After its purchase, the SP&DR was merged with several other railways to form the North Western State Railway.

Rolling stock

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Scinde, Delhi and Punjab Railway, a few miles from Lahore, c. 1880

By the end of 1877 the company owned 151 steam locomotives, 517 coaches and 2969 goods wagons.[5]

See also

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Notes

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Bibliography
  • 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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ H. C. Hughes: The Scinde Railway. Vol fs-5, No 4, November 1962.
  2. ^ The Railway News and Joint-Stock Journal, Volume 13. London. 1870. p. 621. The scheme for amalgamating the Scine Railway, the Indus Flotilla, the Punjaub Railway, and the Delhi Railway into one united undertaking, as from the 1st of July, 1870, was taken as read.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b 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
  4. ^ a b c d Grace’s Guide “Scinde Railway” Retrieved on 14 Jun 2016
  5. ^ Archiv für Post und Telegraphie, Band 7 (in German). Reichsdruckerei, Berlin. 1879. pp. 62–63.
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