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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
There are no staff agreements for EBR personnel held at the [[British Library]] in the [[India Office Records]]. | There are no staff agreements for EBR personnel held at the [[British Library]] in the [[India Office Records]]. | ||
However as the following employment records held in the IOR are relevant :- | |||
*'''L/AG/46/10/35''' “Contracts of appointment (1862-1869)” | |||
*'''FIBIS database''' [http://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=1068&s_id=323 List of Indian Railways UK Contracted Staff taken from IOR Series L/AG/46/12]. | |||
The above is partially indexed in | |||
*'''Z/L/AG/46''' “Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925)” | |||
The following also relevant but not included in the index Z/L/AG/46. | |||
*'''L/AG/46/10/35''' “Lists of staff, 1879-1881” | |||
'''Thacker's Directories''' | |||
The following for East Bengal Railways Personnel have been indexed in Grace's Guide - | |||
*[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1861_Thackers:_Eastern_Bengal_Railway 1861 Thackers East Indian Railways Personnel] | |||
==Public Works Department== | ==Public Works Department== | ||
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The most notable of these are as follows - | The most notable of these are as follows - | ||
==EBR Personnel - Chronological Order== | ==EBR Personnel - Chronological Order== | ||
*[[Bradford Leslie]], English civil engineer who specialised in bridges, sent to India as engineer in charge of bridges and viaducts. 1865, became Chief Engineer and Agent in 1876 <ref> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_Leslie Wikipedia "Bradford Leslie"]; Retrieved on 5 May 2016</ref><ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PpJMCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT74&lpg=PT74&dq=southern+punjab+railway+company&source=bl&ots=R1AsTgkegr&sig=CzpHod72_VMtjRKj6Ire4zWNOV4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyqrig1rXMAhVrJMAKHY0EDRc4ChDoAQg3MAU#v=onepage&q=southern%20punjab%20railway%20company&f=false Google Books “New Delhi: The Last Imperial City- Sir Bradford Leslie and the meaning of Empire, Chapter 5.3” by D. Johnson, Richard Watson"]; Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>. | |||
*[[Franklin Prestage]] Agent for the EBR from the early 1870's. 1879 and 1880 [[Indian_Railway_Conference_Association#Railway_Conference| ‘Railway Conference’ delegate]] | |||
*[[J Brander]], Locomotive Superintendent 1880 [[Indian_Railway_Conference_Association#Railway_Conference| ‘Railway Conference’ delegate]] | |||
*[[Alfred Brereton]], 1887, Executive Engineer; District Traffic Superintendent, 1888; Deputy Manager, 1891-93 <ref > [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA448 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 448 (pdf page 411)] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>. | *[[Alfred Brereton]], 1887, Executive Engineer; District Traffic Superintendent, 1888; Deputy Manager, 1891-93 <ref > [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA448 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 448 (pdf page 411)] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>. | ||
*[[Richard Arthur Sargeaunt]], 1887-88, EBR Offg. Manager <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA607=&dq Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 607]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>. | |||
*[[Arthur Sampson Jameson]], 1888-1901, EBR Locomotive Superintendent <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA532=&dq Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 532]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>. | |||
*[[Boswell Parkinson Milsom]], 1891-93, Officiating Deputy Manager <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA560 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 560 (pdf page 523] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>. | *[[Boswell Parkinson Milsom]], 1891-93, Officiating Deputy Manager <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA560 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 560 (pdf page 523] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>. | ||
*[[Willoughby Verner Constable]], 1893-96, Deputy Manager <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA466 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429)] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>. | *[[Willoughby Verner Constable]], 1893-96, Deputy Manager <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA466 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429)] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>. | ||
*[[James Arthur Anderson]], 1896-99, Chief Engineer <ref > [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA427 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 427 (pdf page 390 )] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref> | *[[Robert Richard Gales]], between 1895-1900, EBR Deputy Manager <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1922_Who's_Who_In_Engineering:_Name_G Grace's Guide "Who's Who 1922"]; Retrieved 18 Jul 2016</ref>. | ||
*[[James Arthur Anderson]], 1896-99, Chief Engineer <ref > [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA427 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 427 (pdf page 390 )] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>. | |||
*[[George Moyle]], 1898, Engineer-in-Chief; 1900, Superintending Engineer <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA572 Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 572 (pdf page 535)] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>. | *[[George Moyle]], 1898, Engineer-in-Chief; 1900, Superintending Engineer <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA572 Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 572 (pdf page 535)] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>. | ||
*[[Henry Parsall Burt]], 1902-07, Manager <ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary_(1915)/Burt,_Henry_Parsall The Indian Biographical Dictionary "Burt, Henry Parsall"]; Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016</ref>, posted from PWD. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:04, 14 December 2020
Eastern Bengal Railway Personnel - a sub-section of Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR) page.
Personnel
There are no staff agreements for EBR personnel held at the British Library in the India Office Records.
However as the following employment records held in the IOR are relevant :-
- L/AG/46/10/35 “Contracts of appointment (1862-1869)”
- FIBIS database List of Indian Railways UK Contracted Staff taken from IOR Series L/AG/46/12.
The above is partially indexed in
- Z/L/AG/46 “Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925)”
The following also relevant but not included in the index Z/L/AG/46.
- L/AG/46/10/35 “Lists of staff, 1879-1881”
Thacker's Directories
The following for East Bengal Railways Personnel have been indexed in Grace's Guide -
Public Works Department
There are some records in the “India and Indian Civil List 1905” for personnel deployed from the Public Works Department Railway Branch or State Railways to EBR.
Click on name to follow link where available for more information. This list is not complete
The most notable of these are as follows -
EBR Personnel - Chronological Order
- Bradford Leslie, English civil engineer who specialised in bridges, sent to India as engineer in charge of bridges and viaducts. 1865, became Chief Engineer and Agent in 1876 [1][2].
- Franklin Prestage Agent for the EBR from the early 1870's. 1879 and 1880 ‘Railway Conference’ delegate
- J Brander, Locomotive Superintendent 1880 ‘Railway Conference’ delegate
- Alfred Brereton, 1887, Executive Engineer; District Traffic Superintendent, 1888; Deputy Manager, 1891-93 [3].
- Richard Arthur Sargeaunt, 1887-88, EBR Offg. Manager [4].
- Arthur Sampson Jameson, 1888-1901, EBR Locomotive Superintendent [5].
- Boswell Parkinson Milsom, 1891-93, Officiating Deputy Manager [6].
- Willoughby Verner Constable, 1893-96, Deputy Manager [7].
- Robert Richard Gales, between 1895-1900, EBR Deputy Manager [8].
- James Arthur Anderson, 1896-99, Chief Engineer [9].
- George Moyle, 1898, Engineer-in-Chief; 1900, Superintending Engineer [10].
- Henry Parsall Burt, 1902-07, Manager [11], posted from PWD.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia "Bradford Leslie"; Retrieved on 5 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books “New Delhi: The Last Imperial City- Sir Bradford Leslie and the meaning of Empire, Chapter 5.3” by D. Johnson, Richard Watson"; Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 448 (pdf page 411) Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016
- ↑ Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 607; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
- ↑ Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 532; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 560 (pdf page 523 Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429) Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016
- ↑ Grace's Guide "Who's Who 1922"; Retrieved 18 Jul 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 427 (pdf page 390 ) Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016
- ↑ Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 572 (pdf page 535) Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016
- ↑ The Indian Biographical Dictionary "Burt, Henry Parsall"; Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016