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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy Mesopotamia, Vol IV' [120r] (239/270)
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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liana for thia
<5ou« m scan am the through line la open*
extension have already been prepared*
(10) Permanent Bridge®.
r 2he pile bridge© over the Atahan, ^ebel and Hillah
br^nchee of the Euphrates will have to b« replaced by
m&aonry bridges in the course of thr next 4 or 5 years*
It la not proposed to attempt this at present*
A large number of minor bridges and irrigation
oulverts throughout the whole system, which consist at
present of timber or corrugated iron pipes must be replaced
gradually by masonry structures.
(11) A bridge over the *igria at Baghdad will eventually
be ft necessity far the efficiency and economical working of the
whole system. It will replace the wagon ferry mentioned in
( 4 ) abovg. It would probably be aited just above Baghdad
and should carry a road and footway as well as the track.
Its cost is not likely to be much under UOO.OOO. but its
oonstriiotlon presents no great engineering difficulty and with
adequate preparation it could be built in two low water seasons
(July - lovember).
It is rroroaed to get out preliminary plans this year
so that order® for the necessary plant and girders can be
placed when the construction of the bridge is decided on.
(IE) locomotive bheds, fcater Supplies, signals. Interlockin'*
mil >»»... u—-nr—- - trirt+iMimfr&t • »»<rvnjRC. > 4>e»r ^ ’WB l fiWS‘-
etc.
hoeo jheds of steel and corrugated Iron were ordered
early In 1^18 from India and acre neurly all in the country.
Sufficient sheds are available to meet the needs of the near
futurej with the exception of Aakina none have yet been erected.
Pumping plant in the country or on order will meet the needs of
the system for some time,
kittle or nothing has been done in the way of Signals,
but orders are now being placed for installations of the
simplest kind.
Bo interlocking will be attempted at present.
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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