William Danvers Waghorn
William Danvers Waghorn Sir Brig.Gen.(1867-1936)
Biography from Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary" [1].
- 1887, Commissioned as a Royal Engineer, periods of Military Service taking him away from India.
Railway Achievements
- 1889; Public Works Department(PWD), Assistant Engineer, posted to East Coast Railway survey
- 1894 Deputy Consulting Engineer for Railways, Bombay
- 1898 Promoted Executive Engineer
- 1903, Returned to India, succession of senior postings withn State Railways
- 1910, North Western Railway(NWR), Deputy Manager and officiating Manager
- 1913, North Western Railway(NWR), Deputy Agent
- 1914, Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway, Agent
- 1915, Deputy Director of Railway Construction
- 1916, North Western Railway(NWR), Agent
- 1919-24, Member of Raimway Board
References
- ↑ Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary - Waghorn, William Danvers"; Retrieved on 10 Jul 2016