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| − | The '''Villupuram-Dharmavaram Railway''' was a | + | The '''Villupuram-Dharmavaram Railway''' was a state funded metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway and part of the [[Villupuram-Guntakal Railway]] which opened in 1893. The [[Dharmavaram]] to [[Guntakal]] section was made over to the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] <ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; pages 136, pdf page 145]; Retrieved 20 Jun 2016</ref>. |
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| + | The [[Villupuram]]-[[Dharmavaram]] section was handed over to the [[South Indian Railway]] (SIR) and become part of the SIR network <ref> Southern Railway Heritage Centre "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951", page 31</ref>. | ||
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| − | The following personnel were deployed from the [[Public Works Department]] and engaged on the Villupuram-Dharmavaram Railway | + | The following personnel were deployed from the [[Public Works Department]] and engaged on the Villupuram-Dharmavaram Railway survey and construction |
*[[Joseph Elston]], Executive Engineer in 1890 <ref name=icl> India Civil List 1890, page 40/41</ref>. | *[[Joseph Elston]], Executive Engineer in 1890 <ref name=icl> India Civil List 1890, page 40/41</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 06:09, 20 June 2016
The Villupuram-Dharmavaram Railway was a state funded metre gauge(MG) railway and part of the Villupuram-Guntakal Railway which opened in 1893. The Dharmavaram to Guntakal section was made over to the Southern Mahratta Railway [1].
The Villupuram-Dharmavaram section was handed over to the South Indian Railway (SIR) and become part of the SIR network [2].
Personnel
The following personnel were deployed from the Public Works Department and engaged on the Villupuram-Dharmavaram Railway survey and construction
- Joseph Elston, Executive Engineer in 1890 [3].
- Henry Herbert Gahan, Executive Engineer from 1890 to 1894 [3].
- Arthur Staples Gerrard, Executive Engineer from 1890 to 1892 [3].
- Henry Thomas Gwyther, Executive Engineer in 1890 [3].
- Edward Gerald James McCudden, Executive Engineer from 1890 to 1894 [3].
- William Hanbury Pettingall Sherman, Executive Engineer from 1890 to 1891 [3].
- Henry George Frederick Smith, Executive Engineer in 1890 [3].
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; pages 136, pdf page 145; Retrieved 20 Jun 2016
- ↑ Southern Railway Heritage Centre "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951", page 31
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 India Civil List 1890, page 40/41
