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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [272r] (544/549)
The record is made up of 1 file (272 folios). It was created in 22 Jun 1918-5 Oct 1919. 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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line were constructed on metre gauge I estimate that we
should he able to carry 2,000 tons daily through to Baghdad
with metre gauge locomotives and stock already arranged for
Asides providing for Kut-el~Amarah Khanikin and Basra
Amarah lines.
2nd* Standard gauge stock thus released from (?)Hillah
line v/ould he available for additional traffic on the
Tekrit line and unless a very considerable extension is
made would obviate further demands.
3rd* As traffic would be largely decreased on Kut^el*
Amarah line it is not considered that any large increase
in railway personnel would be required and in addition we
should save a'great deal of labour now used for tranship-*
ment at Kut«*el« Amarah and A'arah* We should also save
a large number of personnel in l.W.T. since substantial
reduction could be made in the fleet*
4th* Railways (see Page 183 Mesopotamia Transport
Commission of India) work about twice as many (?) ton
ip.iles per ton of fuel expended as loW.T*, therefore saving
in fuel would be very considerable* Steamers burn a
large amount of fuel here compared, with their tonnage
capacity, owing 1o strong current and shallow channel at
low river* In addition the winding of the river increases
the distances to be traversed considerably.
5th* Railway would be able to carry quantities of
supplies now brought by river as the proposed route goes
through the most fertile country in Mesopotamia.
6th. Saving in time would be great. It is estimated
that the ordinary goods train could run through in 36 hours
Shortest time now taken by rail and river is 5 days.
Advantage and economy of this are obvious. Under existing
orders 'fl&ilwa^will shortly start new bridge over the
Euphrate s/
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The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and road transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] near the end of, and immediately following, 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
- Supply of railway materials, rolling stock, and personnel
- A proposed survey of Persia [Iran] for the purposes of railway building
- Demobilisation planning
- Transition from military to civil administration
- Expenditure
- A proposal for a direct Baghdad-Haifa line.
Correspondents include: the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt; the Chief of Imperial General Staff; the Director of Railways, Baghdad; the War Office; the Commander-in-Chief, Army Headquarters, India; the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the Chief of the General Staff, India; the Director General of Movements and Railways, War Office; and the High Commissioner at Constantinople [Istanbul].
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- 1 file (272 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order, from the rear to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 274; 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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- Title
- 'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:30r, 30av, 30v:273v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence