The North Western Railway of India (NWR) was one of British India's
largest railway systems. Created out of the merger of several local
Indian lines, the NWR was gradually extended and charged with the double
duty of running civilian passenger trains between Delhi and the rest of
the country, as well as implementing Britain's own strategic plans
beyond the border - from the North Western Frontier to distant
Afghanistan. In 1947, following the end of the British rule in the
Indian subcontinent, the NWR was divided between the newly formed
independent states of India and Pakistan. Using rare and previously
unpublished photos, maps and illustrations, this book tells the story of
one of the most fascinating railways of the Indian Empire.