Oudh and Tirhut Railway

Oudh and Tirhut Railway
Industry	Railways
Predecessor	Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Tirhut Railway Mashrak-Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow-Bareilly Railway
Successor	North Eastern Railway
Founded	1 January 1943 (1943-01-01)
Defunct	14 April 1952 (1952-04-14)
Headquarters	Gorakhpur, India
Area served	Northern India
Services	Rail transport

The Oudh and Tirhut Railway was a Railway company operated in India.

History

Oudh-Tirhut Railway F1 class 0-6-0 locomotive No. 620 shunting stock at Kathgodam station probably in April 1947. It was withdrawn by 1957.

On 1 January 1943, the Bengal and North Western Railway and the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway (R&K worked) were acquired by the Government of India and they were amalgamated with the Tirhut Railway, the Mashrak-Thawe Extension Railway (BNW worked) and the Lucknow-Bareilly Railway (R&K worked) to form the Oudh and Tirhut Railway.^[1]^[2] Its headquarters was at Gorakhpur.

The Oudh and Tirhut Railway was later renamed the Oudh Tirhut Railway. On 14 April 1952, the Oudh Tirhut Railway was amalgamated with the Assam Railway and the Kanpur-Achnera section of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway to form North Eastern Railway, one of the 16 zones of the current Indian Railways.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.37
1 2 "Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background". Ministry of Railways website.
↑ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, pp.42-3

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