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Civil Engineers were contracted to build railways between strategic cities, to aid trade, and military deployments in India.
Amongst other projects, '''Civil Engineers''' were contracted to build [[railways]] between strategic cities, to aid trade, and military deployments in India.


==Projects==
== Related Articles==
 
*[[Public Works Department]] which includes sections such as [[Public Works Department#Historical books online|"Historical books online"]]
*[[Royal Indian Engineering College]] includes link to index of Students with biographical detail
 
==FIBIS Resources==
*Hugh Wilding,  "M.I.C.E. in the branches: a family history work in progress"  ''FIBIS Journal'' No 23 (Spring 2010), pages 28-38. M.I.C.E. stands for Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. An account of researching  a civil engineer in the Public Works Department.  For details of how to access this article, see [[FIBIS Journals]]
*[http://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=424 Index to Biographical Directory of Civil Engineers] FIBIS database.Details have been extracted for those who served in India or South Asia between Pre-1830 (Volume 1) & between 1830 and 1890 (Volume 2)
 
==Records==


*[https://www.ice.org.uk/disciplines-and-resources/ice-library-and-digital-resources ICE Library] Institution of Civil Engineers, London. Includes an Archive service. Previously the  [http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/?myhome=true ICE Virtual Library]  could  be searched for an  obituary of an ICE member, which often gives details of a person's work history, but it is unclear if this facility is now only available to ICE members.
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/group/UK_Engineers_2013?o_xid=56104&o_lid=56104&o_sch=Social UK Engineers Records] Ancestry.co.uk includes records of [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3585 Civil Engineers 1820-1930] with some links to India.


==Other external links==  
==Projects==
[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]


== Historic books Online==
[http://archive.org/details/reminiscencesofo00brer Reminiscences of an old English civil engineer, 1858-1908] (1908) by Robert Maitland Brereton. archive.org.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Maitland_Brereton Brereton (1833-1911)] was one of the chief engineers associated with GIPR Railway construction.





Latest revision as of 18:50, 11 January 2021

Amongst other projects, Civil Engineers were contracted to build railways between strategic cities, to aid trade, and military deployments in India.

Related Articles

FIBIS Resources

  • Hugh Wilding, "M.I.C.E. in the branches: a family history work in progress" FIBIS Journal No 23 (Spring 2010), pages 28-38. M.I.C.E. stands for Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. An account of researching a civil engineer in the Public Works Department. For details of how to access this article, see FIBIS Journals
  • Index to Biographical Directory of Civil Engineers FIBIS database.Details have been extracted for those who served in India or South Asia between Pre-1830 (Volume 1) & between 1830 and 1890 (Volume 2)

Records

  • ICE Library Institution of Civil Engineers, London. Includes an Archive service. Previously the ICE Virtual Library could be searched for an obituary of an ICE member, which often gives details of a person's work history, but it is unclear if this facility is now only available to ICE members.
  • UK Engineers Records Ancestry.co.uk includes records of Civil Engineers 1820-1930 with some links to India.

Projects

Great Indian Peninsula Railway

Historic books Online

Reminiscences of an old English civil engineer, 1858-1908 (1908) by Robert Maitland Brereton. archive.org. Brereton (1833-1911) was one of the chief engineers associated with GIPR Railway construction.