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'''Herbert Septimus Harington'''. Trained at [[Royal Indian Engineering College]], Cooper’s Hill, Surrey England
'''Herbert Septimus Harington'''
<br>b.20 Apr 1855 Ferozepore, Punjab; d.11 Nov 1913,buried Kanlog Cemetery, Shimla(Simla), Ref.  FIBIS Journal No 40, page 29.  Autumn 2018 <ref>FIBIS Journal No 40, page 29.  Autumn 2018 <ref/>
<br>Trained at [[Royal Indian Engineering College]], Cooper’s Hill, Surrey England  
*[[Public Works Department]];  1885, Assistant Engineer <ref name=name>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA514 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477)] Retrieved on 19 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Public Works Department]];  1885, Assistant Engineer <ref name=name>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA514 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477)] Retrieved on 19 May 2016</ref>.


==Railway Achievements==
==Railway Achievements in India==
*[[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]];  1887,  Assistant Engineer <ref name=name/>.
*[[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]];  1887,  Assistant Engineer <ref name=name/>.
*Promoted to Executive Engineer; 1885 <ref name=name/>.
*Promoted to Executive Engineer; 1885 <ref name=name/>.
*[[North Western Railway]]; 1890, Executive Engineer <ref name=icl> India  Civil List 1890, page 41</ref>  
*[[North Western Railway]]; 1890, Executive Engineer <ref name=icl> India  Civil List 1890, page 41</ref>  
*[[Mari-Attock Railway]]; 1893, Engineer-in-Chief; 1898 Superintending Engineer; 1904 Chief Engineer <ref name=name/>.
*[[Mari-Attock Railway]]; 1893, Engineer-in-Chief; 1898 Superintending Engineer; 1904 Chief Engineer <ref name=name/>.
* [[Kalka-Simla Railway]] and [[Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway]], Chief Engineer <ref name=Grace>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Herbert_Septimus_Harington ‘Grace’s Guide/Inst of Mechanical Engineers Obituary 1914’ “'Herbert Septimus Harington” ] Retrieved on 21 Nov 2018</ref>.
* 1906 he attained the rank of Chief Engineer, first class.
*Reporting on [[Ceylon_Government_Railway#Narrow_Gauge_2_feet_6_Inches_.28NG.29| light railways in Ceylon ]]  <ref name=Grace/>.
*[[Kashmir Railway| Kashmir Railway Survey]],  acting as Engineer-in-Chief<ref name=Grace/> . The date is not specified but the railway was opened in 1890 <ref name=Grace/>.
*1908 appointed Director of Railway Construction, subsequently Chief Engineer under the Railway Board 1890 <ref name=Grace/>.
*1910 retirement
*1913 died whilst supervising the construction of a light railway system for the State of Patiala  <ref name=Grace/>.  This must refer to the [[Patiala State Monorail Trainways]].


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 17:56, 21 November 2018

Herbert Septimus Harington
b.20 Apr 1855 Ferozepore, Punjab; d.11 Nov 1913,buried Kanlog Cemetery, Shimla(Simla), Ref. FIBIS Journal No 40, page 29. Autumn 2018 Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag.

Railway Achievements in India

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named name
  2. India Civil List 1890, page 41
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 ‘Grace’s Guide/Inst of Mechanical Engineers Obituary 1914’ “'Herbert Septimus Harington” Retrieved on 21 Nov 2018