Category:
Railway History
ISBN Number:
978-93-85000-76-8
Blurb of Book:
Birth of railways constituted an important landmark in the history of India. They were launched and promoted by the British. It was undertaken by an associated enterprise with capital coming from shareholders of a private company and the Government.....
Name of Publisher:
Bharti Publications
Edition of the Book:
First
Print Year:
2016
Print Location:
New Delhi, India
Where to buy:
Book Stores in India
The book gives a detailed and historical narrative regarding the construction and growth of the railway by GIPR in India, an appreciation of the background against which the first tracks were laid and the expansion since then.The book explores the contract system adopted on the railway in its early years. The railway had signed 19 contracts for different sections which are examined in the book.