The company was established 1 june 1845 in london by a deed of. The east indian railway company operating as the east indian railway reporting mark eir introduced railways to eastern and northern india while the companies such as the great indian peninsula railway south indian railway bombay baroda and central india railway and the north western railway operated in other parts of india. Inset by way of comparison is a great western map of england on the same scale with the trunk lines of the old great western railway.
The great indian peninsula railway and its connexions it is the railway backbone of central india with the home terminal at bombay. The great indian peninsula railway was incorporated on 1st august 1849 by an act of the british parliament. Mumbai pune mail started as bombay poona mail was a luxurious train on the mumbai pune section by the great indian peninsula railway.
Bombay poona mail great indian peninsula railway circa 1900. See more ideas about railway peninsula train. Jul 1 2020 every thing about railway.
The east indian railway company operating as the east indian railway reporting mark eir introduced railways to eastern and northern india while the companies such as the great indian peninsula railway south indian railway bombay baroda and central india railway and the north western railway operated in other parts of india. Map of the east indian railway 1863. The company was established 1 june 1845 in london by a deed of.
The east indian railway company operating as the east indian railway reporting mark eir introduced railways to eastern and northern india while the companies such as the great indian peninsula railway south indian railway bombay baroda and central india railway and the north western railway operated in other parts of india. With remarks on railw. Considered in relation to the interests of great britain.
The great indian peninsula railway. Great indian peninsula railway map. The gipr operated an extensive network of railways of broad gauge in 1905 the route mileage was 1562 miles 2514km and by 1918 was 2553 miles 4109km divided into three sections north east division south east division and midland division and their.
Great indian peninsula railway lines owned and worked a sub section of the great indian peninsula railway gipr page.
Great indian peninsula railway map. The great indian peninsula railway reporting mark gipr was a predecessor of the central railway and by extension the current state owned indian railways whose headquarters was at the boree bunder in mumbai later the victoria terminus and presently the chhatrapati shivaji maharaj terminus the great indian peninsula railway company was incorporated on 1 august 1849 by the great indian. Like most of the early railways in india the great indian peninsula railway gipr was a british company registered in london privately owned and financed operating under licence and guarantee from the british board of control in india and the east india company eic. The gipr was india s and asia s first railway. The principal economic benefit of the gipr was the opening up of the.
The principal economic benefit of the gipr was the opening up of the. The gipr was india s and asia s first railway. Like most of the early railways in india the great indian peninsula railway gipr was a british company registered in london privately owned and financed operating under licence and guarantee from the british board of control in india and the east india company eic.
The great indian peninsula railway reporting mark gipr was a predecessor of the central railway and by extension the current state owned indian railways whose headquarters was at the boree bunder in mumbai later the victoria terminus and presently the chhatrapati shivaji maharaj terminus the great indian peninsula railway company was incorporated on 1 august 1849 by the great indian.
