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<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Francis_Joseph_Edward_Spring "Grace's Guide - Francis Joseph Edward Spring"] Retrieved on 18 Apr 2016</ref>  
<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Francis_Joseph_Edward_Spring "Grace's Guide - Francis Joseph Edward Spring"] Retrieved on 18 Apr 2016</ref>  


*1873-1878 '''[[Punjab Northern State Railway]]''' survey and construction of various parts of that Railway and on the Chenab Bridge.
*1873-1878 '''[[Punjab Northern State Railway]]'''(PNSR) survey and construction of various parts of that railway and a number of complex and vital bridges to connect [[Lahore]] to [[Peshawar]], 270 miles(430km).
**[[Jhelum Bridge]] over the river Jhelum was built in 1873
**[[Alexandra Bridge]] over the river Chenab,is situated between [[Wazirabad]] and [[Gujrat]], completed 1876.
**[[Ravi Bridge]] situated between Sadiq Pura, [[Lahore]] and Shahdara Bagh on Ravi river, completed 1876.
*In 1878 promoted to the temporary position of Executive Engineer, which was confirmed in 1880, and had charge of a division of the '''[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]'''.  
*In 1878 promoted to the temporary position of Executive Engineer, which was confirmed in 1880, and had charge of a division of the '''[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]'''.  
*1880-84, '''[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]''' Survey and the '''[[Benares-Cuttack Railway Survey]]'''  
*1880-84, '''[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]''' Survey and the '''[[Benares-Cuttack Railway Survey]]'''  
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*1897-1900 Consulting Engineer for the '''[[Havelock Bridge]]''' taking the main line over the Godavari River.
*1897-1900 Consulting Engineer for the '''[[Havelock Bridge]]''' taking the main line over the Godavari River.
*1902 Consulting Engineer for the '''[[Hardinge Bridge]]''' to carry the broad gauge(BG) [[East Bengal Railway]](EBR) for easier communication between Calcutta and Eastern Bengal and Assam.  
*1902 Consulting Engineer for the '''[[Hardinge Bridge]]''' to carry the broad gauge(BG) [[East Bengal Railway]](EBR) for easier communication between Calcutta and Eastern Bengal and Assam.  
*1904 retired with the rank of Chief Engineer, 1st class.  
*1904 retired with the rank of Chief Engineer, 1st class.


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Latest revision as of 05:53, 28 April 2016

Francis Joseph Edward Spring Sir KCIE, MAI (1849-1933) entered the Indian Imperial Civil Service's engineering section in 1870. He served as Consulting Engineer to the Government of India(GoI) and played a pivotal role in the development of railways in East India. [1]

Railway Acheivements in India

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