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==EIR Personnel by Department in Chronological Order==  
==EIR Personnel by Department in Chronological Order==  
''Click on name to follow link where available for more information. This list is not complete'' 
The following are notable, with period of service in post indicated.  
The following are notable, with period of service in post indicated.  
*'''EIR Agents''' <ref> “Symphony of Progress  - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 114</ref> <ref name=Huddle>[https://ia801404.us.archive.org/16/items/historyeastindi00huddgoog/historyeastindi00huddgoog.pdf Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone Appendix A, pages 277-279, pdf pages 332-334]; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016</ref>
*'''EIR Agents''' <ref> “Symphony of Progress  - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 114</ref> <ref name=Huddle>[https://ia801404.us.archive.org/16/items/historyeastindi00huddgoog/historyeastindi00huddgoog.pdf Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone Appendix A, pages 277-279, pdf pages 332-334]; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016</ref>
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**H Wood; 1900--
**H Wood; 1900--
   
   
*'''EIR Consulting Engineers'''  
*'''EIR Consulting Engineers'''
**[[James Meadows Rendel]]; EIR's first Consulting Engineer appointed 1847, designed [[Son River Bridge near Arrah|Son Bridge]], died 1857 and suceeded by his son <ref>[https://ia801404.us.archive.org/16/items/historyeastindi00huddgoog/historyeastindi00huddgoog.pdf Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone, pages 6 and 18, pdf pages 27 and 39]; Retrieved 12 Jun 2016</ref>
**[[Alexander Meadows Rendel]]; Consulting Engineer to the EIR 1855-87 - [[Naini Bridge]]; [[Lansdowne Bridge]]; [[Jubilee Bridge]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Meadows_Rendel Wikipedia "Alexander Meadows Rendel"]; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016</ref>
**[[Alexander Meadows Rendel]]; Consulting Engineer to the EIR 1855-87 - [[Naini Bridge]]; [[Lansdowne Bridge]]; [[Jubilee Bridge]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Meadows_Rendel Wikipedia "Alexander Meadows Rendel"]; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016</ref>
**[[William Erskine Baker]], General Sir; [[Public Works Department]], Consulting Engineer to EIR on opening of the line to the Ganges at Rajmehal, 1860 <ref>"Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 12</ref>.
**[[William Erskine Baker]], General Sir; [[Public Works Department]], Consulting Engineer to EIR on opening of the line to the Ganges at Rajmehal, 1860 <ref>"Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 12</ref>.
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*'''EIR Engineering Department'''
*'''EIR Engineering Department'''
**[[George Barclay Bruce]]; c.1851-53. Engineer on construction of Calcutta section  <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Barclay_Bruce Grace's Guide "George Barclay Bruce"]; Retrieved on 24 Jun 2016</ref>, (actually the Howrah section).
**[[William St. John Galwey]]; 1857-72. Construction of [[EIR Locomotive Workshops]] at [[Jamalpur]] ; Survey of the EIR ‘First  Chord line’;  District Engineer. In 1872 transferred to [[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]]<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_St._John_Galwey "Graces Guide - William St. John Galwey”]; Retrieved on  5 Jun 2016</ref>.
**[[William St. John Galwey]]; 1857-72. Construction of [[EIR Locomotive Workshops]] at [[Jamalpur]] ; Survey of the EIR ‘First  Chord line’;  District Engineer. In 1872 transferred to [[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]]<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_St._John_Galwey "Graces Guide - William St. John Galwey”]; Retrieved on  5 Jun 2016</ref>.
    
    
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway People]]
[[Category:Railway Personnel Lists]]

Latest revision as of 06:49, 28 July 2017

East Indian Railway Personnel

- a sub-section of East Indian Railway(EIR) page.

EIR Personnel by Department in Chronological Order

Click on name to follow link where available for more information. This list is not complete

The following are notable, with period of service in post indicated.

  • Secretary to Agent [2].
    • Cecil Mackintosh Stephenson; 1858-65. From 1873 became Agent,
    • T Lovelock; 1866-72
    • W H Russell; 1872-78
    • P Wagstaff; 1878-1900
    • H Wood; 1900--
  • EIR Chief Auditors [2].
    • Rob Roberts; 1863-77
    • E C S Mackenzie; 1877-92
    • J Douglas; 1893-1899
    • T Bashford; 1899--
  • EIR Chief Medical Officers [2].
    • R G Griffith; 1893-1902
    • J S Brooke; 1902--
  • Heads of Store Department [2].
    • T F Campbell, 1858-60, General Store-keeper
    • D Murray; 1860-62, General Store-keeper
    • A C Bell; 1863-64, Principal Store-keeper
    • G H W Conroy; 1864-83, Chief Store-keeper
    • J Oates; 1883-98, Chief Store-keeper. From 1886 Controller of Stores
    • W Humphries; 1898-1902, Controller of Stores
    • T A White; 1903--, Controller of Stores

References

  1. “Symphony of Progress - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 114
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone Appendix A, pages 277-279, pdf pages 332-334; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
  3. Grace's Guide "History of the EIR, Chapter V; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
  4. Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone, pages 6 and 18, pdf pages 27 and 39; Retrieved 12 Jun 2016
  5. Wikipedia "Alexander Meadows Rendel"; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
  6. "Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 12
  7. Institution of Civil Engineers Proceedings Volume 33 Issue 1872, 1872, pp. 240-241 ; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
  8. Grace's Guide "J C Batchelor"; Retrieved 8 Jun 2016
  9. "Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 7 and 11
  10. Grace's Guide " John Hodgson"; Retrieved 7 Jun 2016
  11. Institution of Mechanical Engineers "Obituary Robert Webb Pearce May 1890", page 292
  12. Grace's Guide "George Barclay Bruce"; Retrieved on 24 Jun 2016
  13. "Graces Guide - William St. John Galwey”; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016
  14. "Grace's Guide - Frederick Smith Stanton”; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016