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===East Indian Railway Personnel=== 
- a sub-section of '''[[East Indian Railway]]'''(EIR) page.

==EIR Personnel by Department in Chronological Order== 
The following are notable, with period of service in post indicated. 
*'''EIR Agents''' <ref> “Symphony of Progress  - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 114</ref> <ref name=Huddle>[https://ia801404.us.archive.org/16/items/historyeastindi00huddgoog/historyeastindi00huddgoog.pdf Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone Appendix A, pages 277-279, pdf pages 332-334]; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016</ref>
**[[Rowland Macdonald Stephenson]] Sir; Agent 1853-57. - See [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/East_Indian_Railway#History "East Indian Railway - History" page]
**[[Edward Palmer]]; 1857-73. He was also the first Honorary Colonel of the [[East Indian Railway Regiment]] formed in 1869 <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/East_Indian_Railway:_1906_History_of_the_EIR_-_Chapter_V Grace's Guide "History of the EIR, Chapter V]; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016</ref>
**[[Cecil Mackintosh Stephenson]]; 1873-75. Previously 1858-65 Secretary to Agent. 
**[[Bradford Leslie]], Sir; 1876-87. Previously 1876-82 Chief Engineer.
**[[David Wilkinson Campbell]]; 1887-91. Previously 1863-1887 Locomotive Superintendent
**[[Richard Gardiner]] Lt.Col R.E.; 1891-99. 
**[[James Douglas]]; 1899-1907.
**[[William Arthur Dring]] Sir; 1907-12. Previously 1897-1907, General Traffic Manager.
**Robert S Highet, Sir; 1912-18.
**J A Marshall; 1918-19
**Geo Colvin, Sir; 1921-33
**Hugh Hannay, Sir; 1933-34
**J A Bell; 1935-39

*'''Secretary to Agent''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
**[[Cecil Mackintosh Stephenson]]; 1858-65. From 1873 became Agent,
**T Lovelock; 1866-72
**W H Russell; 1872-78
**P Wagstaff; 1878-1900
**H Wood; 1900--
 
*'''EIR Consulting Engineers''' 
**[[Alexander Meadows Rendel]]; Consulting Engineer to the EIR 1855-87 - [[Naini Bridge]]; [[Lansdowne Bridge]]; [[Jubilee Bridge]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Meadows_Rendel Wikipedia "Alexander Meadows Rendel"]; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016</ref>
**[[William Erskine Baker]], General Sir; [[Public Works Department]], Consulting Engineer to EIR on opening of the line to the Ganges at Rajmehal, 1860 <ref>"Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 12</ref>.
 
*'''EIR Chief Engineers''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
**[[George Turnbull]]; 1851-63. 
**[[Samuel Power]]; 1863-1869. Previously General Assistant to the EIR Chief Engineer [[George Turnbull]] <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 5 Jun 2016</ref>. 
**[[G Sibley]]; 1868-76. Previously 1862-68 Chief Engineer, Upper Provinces, Allahabad.
**[[Bradford Leslie]], Sir; 1876-82. From 1882 became EIR Agent.
**[[Charles Henry Denham]]; 1882-89. Previously had joined staff in EIR in 1852. 
**[[Frederick Ewart Robertson]]; 1889-97. Previously with [[Public Works Department]] - [[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]]
**[[Edward Herbert Stone]]; 1897-1903
**C F Findlay; 1903
**R S Highet; 1903--

*'''EIR Chief Auditors''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
**Rob Roberts; 1863-77
**E C S Mackenzie; 1877-92
**J Douglas; 1893-1899
**T Bashford; 1899--

*'''EIR General Traffic Managers''' 
**[[F Cox]]; 1858-59 <ref name=Huddle/>.
**[[J C Batchelor]]; 1860-78. From 1860-66 Traffic Manager, [[Howrah]] <ref name=Huddle/>.
**[[B P W Smyth]]; ?-1866 Traffic Manager, [[Allahabad]] <ref name=Huddle/>.  
**[[Noblett St. Leger Carte]]; 1878-? Traffic Manager for EIR on the death of [[J C Batchelor]] <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/J._C._Batchelor Grace's Guide "J C Batchelor"]; Retrieved 8 Jun 2016</ref>.
**[[William Arthur Dring]]; 1897-1907. From became 1907 EIR Agent <ref name=Huddle/>.

*'''EIR Locomotive Superintendents''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
**[[John Hodgson]]; 1855-57, [[EIR Locomotive Workshops]], [[Howrah]] <ref>"Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 7 and 11</ref>, then [[Allahabad]] <ref name=grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Hodgson_(1814-1857) Grace's Guide " John Hodgson"]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2016</ref>. 
**[[Charles Lingard Stokes]]; 1857-63.  
**[[P D Nicholl]]; c.1856-1863, Locomotive Superintendent, Upper Provinces, [[Allahabad]]
**[[David Wilkinson Campbell]]; 1863-1887, [[EIR Locomotive Workshops]], [[Jamalpur]]. From became 1887 EIR Agent
**[[John Strachan]]; 1887-1890, [[Jamalpur]]
**[[Alan Wood Rendell]]; 1890-1901, [[Jamalpur]] 
**[[Tomyns Reginald Browne]]; 1901--, [[Jamalpur]]. Previously 1899-1901, Carriage and Wagon Superintendent, [[Howrah]] and [[Lillooah]] 

*'''EIR Carriage and Wagon Superintendents''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
**[[Robert Webb Pearce]]; 1855-1889. [[EIR Carriage and Wagon Workshop|Carriage and Wagon Workshop]], [[Howrah]]  <ref>Institution of Mechanical Engineers "Obituary Robert Webb Pearce May 1890", page 292 </ref>
**[[Richard Pearce]]; 1889-98. [[EIR Carriage and Wagon Workshop|Carriage and Wagon Workshop]], [[Howrah]]
**[[Tomyns Reginald Browne]]; 1899-1901. [[EIR Carriage and Wagon Workshop|Carriage and Wagon Workshop]], [[Howrah]] and from 1900 at [[Lillooah]]. From 1901 Locomotive Superintendent
**H K Bamber; 1901-- [[EIR Carriage and Wagon Workshop|Carriage and Wagon Workshop]], [[Lillooah]]

*'''EIR Colliery Superintendents''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
**[[J F Cockburn]]; 1859-71
**T E Dunn; 1871-76
**I J Witty; 1876-79
**R H Abbatt; 1879-80
**[[Wybrants George Olpherts]]; 1880-81
**W Saise Dr; 1881-1905
**T H Ward; 1905--

*'''EIR Chief Medical Officers''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
**R G Griffith; 1893-1902
**J S Brooke; 1902--

*'''Heads of Store Department''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
**T F Campbell, 1858-60, General Store-keeper
**D Murray; 1860-62, General Store-keeper
**A C Bell; 1863-64, Principal Store-keeper
**G H W Conroy; 1864-83, Chief Store-keeper
**J Oates; 1883-98, Chief Store-keeper. From 1886 Controller of Stores
**W Humphries; 1898-1902, Controller of Stores
**T A White; 1903--, Controller of Stores

*'''EIR Engineering Department'''
**[[William St. John Galwey]]; 1857-72. Construction of [[EIR Locomotive Workshops]] at [[Jamalpur]] ; Survey of the EIR ‘First  Chord line’;  District Engineer. In 1872 transferred to [[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]]<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_St._John_Galwey "Graces Guide - William St. John Galwey”]; Retrieved on  5 Jun 2016</ref>.
  
*'''EIR Directors, London based'''
**[[Frederick Smith Stanton]] Major General R.E.; 1887-92. Board of the [[East Indian Railway]] Company, based in London, this following his retirement as Director General of Indian Railways,after 27 years service with the [[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]].<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Frederick_Smith_Stanton "Grace's Guide - Frederick Smith Stanton”]; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016</ref>.

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