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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [118r] (235/270)
The record is made up of 1 file (132 folios). It was created in 4 Oct 1919-9 Dec 1920. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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(4)
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Metre flcai^e liJilc &nd wagon ferry between the Bi^ht
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and Left banfc ayaterae.
ihia link will be eeaential until the iiinriB la
bridged. SJhe only suitable site for the ferry lies about 5
mile® below Baghdad and the total lensrth of the link, will be
about 7 miles.
All material and barges for the ferry and connecting
lines are available in the country* excfut some shore girders
which are available in India. It is hoped to get & ferry of
some eort eetabliehed before the dismantling of the ktt line
oommenoea, in order to facilitate transhiur-ent of material.
(5)
Central Loco & Carriage & »va?ron 3hor>e at Baghdad.
I l ..... ...... I ••• I r 2
1‘heae will be planned for both standard and metre guustes
their siting and layout will # therefore, be based on the
assumption mentioned in (3) above, via that both gauges are
under the same administration.
The exieKing temporary shops at lEUAIBAH, Aut and
Baghdad consist mostly of temporary buildings of mud 4** brick,
but there are two shops at 2EDAXBAB whioh will be moved
eventually.
Suitable shedding for new shops was ordered early
in 1918 and was arriving when hostilities eeuBed, and was
never erected; this shedding and the Chuaibah shops will be
smple for the central shops for sometime to come. Its
ereotion will be ta. en in hand as soon as the design of
layout is complete and the land is acquired. Sufficient
machinery for the equipment of the central shops is available
in the country including that now at Shuaibafe, kut and Baghdad.
The completion of thee© shops is of the utmost
inroortunoe to the future efficiency of the whole aystern, but
it must be at least IS months before they will be in a position
to any work and their completion will probably take 2 years.
(6) Station buildings and Soods sheds.
Bon© exist at present, save a few buildings of mud
and brick. Approximately 75 wayside stations besides
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The file, marked secret, contains correspondence, notes, and maps regarding rail transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] and the surrounding region after the First World War. The papers cover several matters, including:
- The construction, conversion, maintenance, and expansion of the railways in the region, including regular progress reports from the Director of Railways, Baghdad
- Planning, reconnaissance, and surveying for a proposed direct Baghdad-Haifa ('Trans-Arabian') line
- Costs and expenditure
- Transition from military to civil administration.
Correspondents include: the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the Director of Railways, Baghdad; the War Office; the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt; and the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
The file contains two maps, both showing railway lines in the region (folios 132-133). The file also includes a newspaper cutting of an article on the Baghdad-Basra railway, from The Pioneer Mail , dated 5 December 1919 (folio 92).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (132 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from the rear to the front.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 134; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are written in coloured crayon.
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- IOR/L/MIL/5/790
- Title
- 'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:91v, 93r:131v, 134r, 135v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence