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==Railway Achievements==
*1856-1862 [[Soane Bridge]]. Construction started in 1856, disrupted by uprisings in 1857, and completed in 1862. [[Samuel Power]] was General Assistant to the EIR Chief Engineer [[George Turnbull]] on the construction of [[Soan the Soane River Bridge]] and whole line <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1872.22906 Institution of Civil Engineers Proceedings Volume 33 Issue 1872, 1872, pp. 240-241 ]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2016</ref>.*The [[Soane Bridge]] (weighing approximately 3,500 tons) was constructed in the UK, and its erection in India was entrusted to [[Samuel Power]].<ref name=Grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Soane_Bridge Grace’s Guide “Soane Bridge” ''Further statements in this Grace's Guide entry is in conflict with other referenced information and is therefore ignored.'' ]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2016</ref>.
*1863-1869, Chief Engineer [[East Indian Railway]] on retirement of [[George Turnbull]]<ref>[https://ia801404.us.archive.org/16/items/historyeastindi00huddgoog/historyeastindi00huddgoog.pdf Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone Appendix A, page 277, pdf page 332]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2016</ref>
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