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| + | *[[Chak-Nizam Bridge]], c.1883-87, Engineer-in-Charge of the Bridge construction <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IcGwCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA216&lpg=PA216&dq=Sind-Sagar+Railway&source=bl&ots=YG60t7pX5D&sig=KmrjM8ls0tWpKlm1ls37RkbFfFE&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt2syilPLNAhWPSxoKHU8UCjQQ6AEIWzAJ#v=onepage&q=Sind-Sagar%20Railway&f=false Google Books "Kipling’s India: Uncollected Sketches 1884–88" by Rudyard Kipling, pages 215-218]; Retrieved on 15 Jul 2016</ref> which formed a a vital link in the [[Sind-Sagar Railway]] that merged to form the [[North Western Railway]](NWR) and became the NWR 'Sind-Sagar Branch' <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n116/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 107, pdf page 116]; Retrieved 15 Jul 2016</ref>. | ||
*[[North Western Railway]], 1890, Executive Engineer <ref > “India Civil List” 1890, page 40/41</ref>. | *[[North Western Railway]], 1890, Executive Engineer <ref > “India Civil List” 1890, page 40/41</ref>. | ||
*Bengal-Assam Railway, later named the [[Assam-Bengal Railway|Assam-Bengal Railway]], 1891, Engineer-in-Chief, N.Section <ref name=name/>. | *Bengal-Assam Railway, later named the [[Assam-Bengal Railway|Assam-Bengal Railway]], 1891, Engineer-in-Chief, N.Section <ref name=name/>. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:23, 15 July 2016
Frederick Robert Upcott
Joined the Public Works Department, 1868, Assistant Engineer; Executive Engineer, 1874; Superintending Engineer, 1890 [1].
Railway Achievements
- Chak-Nizam Bridge, c.1883-87, Engineer-in-Charge of the Bridge construction [2] which formed a a vital link in the Sind-Sagar Railway that merged to form the North Western Railway(NWR) and became the NWR 'Sind-Sagar Branch' [3].
- North Western Railway, 1890, Executive Engineer [4].
- Bengal-Assam Railway, later named the Assam-Bengal Railway, 1891, Engineer-in-Chief, N.Section [1].
- Consulting Engineer for Railways and Joint Secretary to Government Railway Branch, Madras, 1893 [1].
- Promoted Chief Engineer, 1894 [1].
- Officiating Director-General of Railways and Deputy Secretary to Government of India, 1897 [1].
- Director of Railway Construction, 1897 [1].
- Secretary to Government of India, 1898 [1].
- Retired from Public Works Department, 1901 [1].
- Government Director of Guaranteed Indian Railway Companies, 1901 [1].
- Chairman Railway Board, Calcutta, 1905 [1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 635 (pdf page 598) Retrieved on 22 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books "Kipling’s India: Uncollected Sketches 1884–88" by Rudyard Kipling, pages 215-218; Retrieved on 15 Jul 2016
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 107, pdf page 116; Retrieved 15 Jul 2016
- ↑ “India Civil List” 1890, page 40/41
