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' ' .... .v ~~- Jn4 ~e.oJ.mJ..c81 J'allld· _pubJi•h.lld :Jir ths. Bailwar Bid.· · . ' • p.~ 'ill • • • • • • __ ... · · •·· . ' • . ·BOOKS.' . •· ... ·- . --'. .. ' (1) R~porl by 'the Rail'fay Board o11hdian Railway~. Pubiis!led -~early,·_ l;'rice;-- Vol. !-Report, Rs. 3~ or:5s. ~Od. 'V~lu!ue II, Rs. 3-12-0 ,or 6s. •· - , , (2} Classified List and DistJ-i.buti~n Return of Officers of all Indian Railways. Pub- lishea half yearly. Price !Re. J., · . · · ' · . , (3) History of Indi~n Rail~~ys, ~onstntcted nita in ·p;.,gres$ corrected up to '3ist ,March ·19~3. Published qain~11ennil'ity. l'_rice Rs. f>-12'0.. · . :, .. (4) History. of Services of the Officers of the Engi~eer a,nd s.;perior Revenutt Establishment of State' Railways. Published yearly.' :Price Rs. 2-8-0 . .' : · ' ... ~ '• ... ' . (6) Pock~t Editio11- of the Schedule of dimensions to' be obser>~ed on 61 .6,lnJI,d·W ..3iP · and 2' 66 gauge railways in India, 1922, J;ts. 1-8-0 for th.e 6' 6" ,ond 3' ;Jl" gange edi,t.ioJt and Re. 1-0-0 for the 2' '6" g~~e edition. · ' · · ,· · (6~ :Preliminary Abstract-of Stati~ti,ca of Indiiw lliill,w~s. J'\lhlWI.ecJ )'QIIf)j. P_rice lb. 1-4-0 or :!s. • , . · . • , ,. .. ' .. (7) Railway Statistics-Class I Indian Railways. Publjs)te,d mont)Uy. Rs. 1-6-0 or 2•. 2d. · . · , · • . ·TECHNICAL P AP~R,s .•. ' (8) Over 200 papers have· been published by the Technical Sect{oJ1 0f -the Raijwor B,Oj>rd's. ffice. l'he papOl'S compri~e :- . , · · " 0 ' . .. (a) Original descripti~ns of railway works and studies of railway pr9hle"ls 'i~ India · and elsewhere. • • .~ • " . (b) Re~rints of article~ from !or:ign .~~gineering magnaines.' · . • ' ' • 1 • . "' (c) Reprints or abatrncta of reports r~ceived by the Government of. 'fndin on sub- • Jects -conn~c.ted wit~ ~lways.l , · · · • ~. A -complete list of the papeDII can he optained grati,· from the Secr..tru-y, iRnilway Board. A few of the more important Technical p11pers are meJltionod !Jelow :- · . • i . • • . • o. ' I -' Nmne. Author. .. i 1 ' Th~ design of well foundations for bridges • · (Compiled.) st.. tistica of railway workin~r expen~iture • G. DEUOHARS. River trainhig and control on the guide .... .I bank "Y.st~m • F. J. E. SPRIN(l 1 ·~ . ... MoUntain railwa.,vs • . ., .. ~ G. DEUCHARS.•. )' . 4 . .. • .. iRules i'lr . the preparation. of railway • • • ,projeots • , , , • :.~··: •• , .. , Oil fuel trial~ on the North \V estep! Rllil- . ' ' • way of bdill, 1913-16 • • · • . .. ' The central control systems for the ll(lhedul- .• . ing of operations in locomotive- repairs workshops in England • . H.. H.. SAJJN:P~~- . .., 'The · H~rding,e Bi-iage over. the Lowe~ Ganges at S11ra • • · , Sui. !)lQJliJi:R'f GALJ!:S. Te!'hnical e~ucation 'i~ r~la'tion ·to railways m Amertca . , • . · · . • . Il'. L. OOL1!l. Indian Standard Locomotives . (6';. 6" • gauge) Jl; 'L,. (!OL:J!:, 'Railway Statistics and . the Operating , · • Officer , • •. :M.uoa '1!'. H. 'BUDDEN. - . .' ·, 1 ' • . • • .. The prices af the papers vary front Annas· Four to :jlupees Eig1tt. , . The !looks and p-~p;,.. can be bought from the Govern,ment cJ lndia, ·Oentral . Publication Branch. 8. Hastinl!tl Street. Calcutta.' · · · '- • Creal Indian Peninsula electric train on Wadi Bundar Viaduct. • ... .. .. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA • • RAILWAY DEPARTMENT ' ~ . • (RAILWAY BOARD) ' . ' • REPORT. ... • BY THE ••.. ' ·RAILWAY BOARD:··· ' . ON ..·. • • '··.' .... INDIAN.-. ,~RAILWAYS. ~ - , . '·. .. ' '·, ... ~. : .......' .•.... __,. .,"· /" .......... FOR ·-:··:~~'~..... '- .': ... · '· •.. ...., ., ' - • . · Volutne I . ·, \. ' .. .. .' • • • ' . ' ' . ~. '. ~- :. , .... -. ... • • ' . ' . ' \ ... .. ' ... ' ' .. 'CALCUTT~:. GOVERNMENT OF 'INDIA CENTRAL PUBLICATION BRANCH .. ... 1926 CONTENTS. • CHAPTER I.-GENERAL ADMINISTRATION. P.&OL . 1. General review .• l 2. Separati~n of Railway hom General finances ' ! 3. Inatitution of depreciation fund . 3 4. Conatruction of branch and feeder linea ... li. Decentralisation