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'''Herbert Septimus Harington'''. Trained at [[Royal Indian Engineering College]], Cooper’s Hill, Surrey England | '''Herbert Septimus Harington''' | ||
<br>b.20 Apr 1855 Ferozepore, Punjab; d.11 Nov 1913,buried Kanlog Cemetery, Shimla(Simla), as recorded in FIBIS Journal No 40, page 29. Autumn 2018 <ref>FIBIS Journal No 40, page 29. Autumn 2018 </ref> | |||
<br>Trained at [[Royal Indian Engineering College]], Cooper’s Hill, Surrey England | |||
*[[Public Works Department]]; 1885, Assistant Engineer <ref name=name>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA514 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477)] Retrieved on 19 May 2016</ref>. | *[[Public Works Department]]; 1885, Assistant Engineer <ref name=name>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA514 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477)] Retrieved on 19 May 2016</ref>. | ||
==Railway Achievements== | ==Railway Achievements in India== | ||
*[[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]]; 1887, Assistant Engineer <ref name=name/>. | *[[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]]; 1887, Assistant Engineer <ref name=name/>. | ||
*Promoted to Executive Engineer; 1885 <ref name=name/>. | *Promoted to Executive Engineer; 1885 <ref name=name/>. | ||
*[[North Western Railway]]; 1890, Executive Engineer <ref name=icl> India Civil List 1890, page 41</ref> | *[[North Western Railway]]; 1890, Executive Engineer <ref name=icl> India Civil List 1890, page 41</ref> | ||
*[[Mari-Attock Railway]]; 1893, Engineer-in-Chief; 1898 Superintending Engineer; 1904 Chief Engineer <ref name=name/>. | *[[Mari-Attock Railway]]; 1893, Engineer-in-Chief; 1898 Superintending Engineer; 1904 Chief Engineer <ref name=name/>. | ||
* [[Kalka-Simla Railway]] and [[Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway]], Chief Engineer <ref name=Grace>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Herbert_Septimus_Harington ‘Grace’s Guide/Inst of Mechanical Engineers Obituary 1914’ “'Herbert Septimus Harington” ] Retrieved on 21 Nov 2018</ref>. | |||
* 1906 he attained the rank of Chief Engineer, first class. | |||
*Reporting on [[Ceylon_Government_Railway#Narrow_Gauge_2_feet_6_Inches_.28NG.29| light railways in Ceylon ]] <ref name=Grace/>. | |||
*[[Kashmir Railway| Kashmir Railway Survey]], acting as Engineer-in-Chief<ref name=Grace/> . The date is not specified but the railway was opened in 1890 <ref name=Grace/>. | |||
*1908 appointed Director of Railway Construction, subsequently Chief Engineer under the Railway Board 1890 <ref name=Grace/>. | |||
*1910 retirement | |||
*1913 died whilst supervising the construction of a light railway system for the State of Patiala <ref name=Grace/>. This must refer to the [[Patiala State Monorail Trainways]]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:44, 2 April 2021
Herbert Septimus Harington
b.20 Apr 1855 Ferozepore, Punjab; d.11 Nov 1913,buried Kanlog Cemetery, Shimla(Simla), as recorded in FIBIS Journal No 40, page 29. Autumn 2018 [1]
Trained at Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper’s Hill, Surrey England
- Public Works Department; 1885, Assistant Engineer [2].
Railway Achievements in India
- State Railways; 1887, Assistant Engineer [2].
- Promoted to Executive Engineer; 1885 [2].
- North Western Railway; 1890, Executive Engineer [3]
- Mari-Attock Railway; 1893, Engineer-in-Chief; 1898 Superintending Engineer; 1904 Chief Engineer [2].
- Kalka-Simla Railway and Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway, Chief Engineer [4].
- 1906 he attained the rank of Chief Engineer, first class.
- Reporting on light railways in Ceylon [4].
- Kashmir Railway Survey, acting as Engineer-in-Chief[4] . The date is not specified but the railway was opened in 1890 [4].
- 1908 appointed Director of Railway Construction, subsequently Chief Engineer under the Railway Board 1890 [4].
- 1910 retirement
- 1913 died whilst supervising the construction of a light railway system for the State of Patiala [4]. This must refer to the Patiala State Monorail Trainways.
References
- ↑ FIBIS Journal No 40, page 29. Autumn 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477) Retrieved on 19 May 2016
- ↑ India Civil List 1890, page 41
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 ‘Grace’s Guide/Inst of Mechanical Engineers Obituary 1914’ “'Herbert Septimus Harington” Retrieved on 21 Nov 2018