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372: 262: 162: 29: 1417: 1427: 794: 1437: 539:, (1859-1961) responsible for the erection of the thirty-two 45 foot (13.7 meter) span of Bahrun Valley Viaduct. This is the longest bridge on the Karachi-Kotri section and is a viaduct across the Bahrun River. Construction on this bridge was started on 5 March 1859 and completed on 26 January 1861. 474:
work commenced in April 1858 and on 13 May 1861 succeeded in connecting Karachi to Kotri. This was the first railway line for public use between Karachi and Kotri, a distance of 108 miles (174 km). The company was involved in a number of additional railway line projects, as well as the
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An Act for authorising the Scinde Railway Company to amalgamate their several undertakings, and to make further agreements with the Secretary of State in Council of India; and for other purposes.
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John Brunton: (1857), appointed chief resident engineer of Scinde Railway, (1858–62) supervised the construction of the 108 miles (174 kilometers) Scinde Railway line between
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Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 22, January 1863, pages 451-"Description of the line and works of the Scinde Railway" by John Brunton
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An Act for authorising the Scinde Railway Company to extend their Operations, and for regulating the Capital of the Company; and for other Purposes.
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until its completion in 1862. His detailed "Description of the line and works of the Scinde Railway" itemise the problems of building the line.
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Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - Furnivall, Willoughby Charles"
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William Arthur Brunton, (son of John Brunton): (1857) at age 17, assistant engineer and later area surveyor on the Scinde Railway and
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The Scinde Railway was first established by deed of settlement in March 1855 and incorporated by the Scinde Railway Act 1855 (
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c. clx) granted it the opportunity to extend its operations. In 1870, the Scinde Railway Company was amalgamated with the
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Google Books "The Archaeology of an Early Railway System: The Brecon Forest Tramroads" by Stephen Hughes, page 126
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Willoughby Charles Furnivall: (c.1860-70), district engineer in charge of construction under John Brunton
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An Act for incorporating the Scinde Railway Company, and for other Purposes connected therewith.
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Brunton, John, "Description of the Line and Works of the Scinde Railway". 1863. Available in
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By the end of 1864 the company owned 31 steam locomotives, 66 coaches and 617 goods wagons.
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company. This was covered by the Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act 1869 (
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by W P Andrews, Chairman of the Scinde Railway Company 1856 Google Books
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c. cxv) in July of that year. The company contracted with the
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Railways
Karachi
Sind
British Raj
Sindh
Rail transport
Sindhi
reporting mark
Sind
British Raj
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
18 & 19 Vict.
Royal assent
Repealed by
Text of statute as originally enacted
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
20 & 21 Vict.
Royal assent
Repealed by
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013
Text of statute as originally enacted
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
32 & 33 Vict.

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