Given a sentence in English, provide an equivalent paraphrased version from the original that retains the same meaning.

[EX Q]: The Lucknow -- Sitapur -- Seramow Provincial State Railway merged with the Bareilly -- Pilibheet Provincial State Railway to form the Lucknow -- Bareilly Railway on 1 January 1891 .
[EX A]: The Lucknow -- Sitapur -- Seramow Provincial State Railway merged with the Bareilly -- Pilibheet Provincial State Railway to the Lucknow -- Bareilly railway on 1 January 1891 .

[EX Q]: In 1951 , he died and retired in 1956 .
[EX A]: He died in 1951 and retired in 1956 .

[EX Q]: The village of Mineral Hills and the city of Stambaugh were consolidated with the city of Iron River with effect from 1 July 2000 .
[EX A]:
Effective July 1 , 2000 , the village of Mineral Hills and the city of Stambaugh were consolidated with the city of Iron River .