[1] It was owned and worked by the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company (registered 6 October 1882).

[2] The original main line from Bhojeepura (near Bareilly) opened in 1884 and ran 54 miles (87 km) in a north-westerly direction to Kathgodam.

Prior to this he was employed by the Railway Branch - Public Works Department (PWD) where he had served in various parts of India and was instrumental in initiating and carrying out many metre-gauge extensions.

[3] He represented R&KR at the Indian Railway Conference Association and remained as Director, until his retirement in 1904.

[7][8] The railway lines were converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge starting from 1990s to 2010s.