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The most notable of these are as follows
The most notable of these are as follows


==NWR Personnel - Chronological Order==
==NWR Senior Personnel - Chronological Order==
*[[Horace Bell]], 1881 July to October,  officiated as Director of the NWR <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Horace_Bell "Grace's Guide - Horace Bell”]; Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
*[[Horace Bell]], 1881 July to October,  officiated as Director of the NWR <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Horace_Bell "Grace's Guide - Horace Bell”]; Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
*[[Henry Francis Storey]], 1886, Superintending Engineer
*[[Henry Francis Storey]], 1886, Superintending Engineer
*Robert Trefusis Mallet, 1886, Chief Engineer <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 30 May 2016</ref>.
*Robert Trefusis Mallet, 1886, Chief Engineer <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 30 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Henry Francis Storey]], 1886, Superintending Engineer <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Henry_Francis_Storey "Grace's Guide - Henry Francis Storey”]; Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
*[[Henry Francis Storey]], 1886, Superintending Engineer <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Henry_Francis_Storey "Grace's Guide - Henry Francis Storey”]; Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
*[[Charles Thomas Sandiford]], 1886-99, NWR Locomotive Superintendent <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>. 1892 winter, [[Indian Railway Conference Association]], Lahore. 'Locomotive Superintendents Conference' delegate representing (NWR) <ref>[http://www.steamindex.com/locomag/lcwr31.htm#133p The Locomotive Magazine and Railway Carriage and Wagon Review "Indian locomotive superintendents of the nineties", Volume 31, Number 393, 15 May 1925, page 133+ plate. Also see [[Indian Railway Conference Association]] page ]; Retrieved 19 Aug 2016</ref>. 
*[[Vans Righy]], 1886-90 , Superintendent  Way and Works <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA600 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 600 (pdf page 563)] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Vans Righy]], 1886-90 , Superintendent  Way and Works <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA600 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 600 (pdf page 563)] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Alfred Brereton]], 1887 Executive Engineer; 1888, District Traffic Superintendent; 1891, 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 30 May 2016</ref>.
*[[Alfred Brereton]], 1887 Executive Engineer; 1888, District Traffic Superintendent; 1891, 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 30 May 2016</ref>.
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*[[Hugh Lewin Monk]], 1896-98, Engineer-in-chief Railway Surveys <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA569 Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 569 (pdf page 532)] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
*[[Hugh Lewin Monk]], 1896-98, Engineer-in-chief Railway Surveys <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA569 Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 569 (pdf page 532)] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
*[[Henry Parsall Burt]], 1896-1907. Posted from [[State Railways]]. 1896, NWR Deputy Traffic Superintendent; 1901, Deputy Manager; (1901-1907 posted to other railways); 1907 NWR Manager; Lieut. Col. commanding N. W. Railway Rifles <ref name=CL1905>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA453&lpg=PA453&dq=Burt,+Henry+India&source=bl&ots=eoMF17myT-&sig=v2CLBB1AznyqzCmMjgdP2rIGHwE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjw1qfwmd7NAhUJXRoKHZGTBAwQ6AEIHzAB#v=onepage&q=Burt%2C%20Henry%20India&f=false Google Books "1905 Civil List" page 453]; Retrieved on 13 Jul 2016</ref> <ref name=biog>[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>.
*[[Henry Parsall Burt]], 1896-1907. Posted from [[State Railways]]. 1896, NWR Deputy Traffic Superintendent; 1901, Deputy Manager; (1901-1907 posted to other railways); 1907 NWR Manager; Lieut. Col. commanding N. W. Railway Rifles <ref name=CL1905>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA453&lpg=PA453&dq=Burt,+Henry+India&source=bl&ots=eoMF17myT-&sig=v2CLBB1AznyqzCmMjgdP2rIGHwE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjw1qfwmd7NAhUJXRoKHZGTBAwQ6AEIHzAB#v=onepage&q=Burt%2C%20Henry%20India&f=false Google Books "1905 Civil List" page 453]; Retrieved on 13 Jul 2016</ref> <ref name=biog>[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>.
*[[George Winmill]], 1898-1904, Locomotive Superintendent <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA649=&dq Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 649]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
*[[William Danvers Waghorn]]. Posted from [[State Railways]]. 1910-13, NWR Deputy Manager and officiating Manager; 1913 NWR Deputy Agent; 1916 Agent <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347.626 Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary - Waghorn, William Danvers"]; Retrieved on 13 Jul 2016</ref>.
*[[William Danvers Waghorn]]. Posted from [[State Railways]]. 1910-13, NWR Deputy Manager and officiating Manager; 1913 NWR Deputy Agent; 1916 Agent <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347.626 Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary - Waghorn, William Danvers"]; Retrieved on 13 Jul 2016</ref>.
*[[Robert Richard Gales]], 1917-19 as NWR Agent<ref name=GG1939>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1939_Who's_Who_In_Engineering:_Name_G  Grace's Guide "Who's Who 1939"]; Retrieved  18 Jul 2016</ref>. He was previously posted to NWR from 1887 ''- see above.''
*[[Robert Richard Gales]], 1917-19 as NWR Agent<ref name=GG1939>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1939_Who's_Who_In_Engineering:_Name_G  Grace's Guide "Who's Who 1939"]; Retrieved  18 Jul 2016</ref>. He was previously posted to NWR from 1887 ''- see above.''
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*Victor Hope Boalth, NWR Chief Commercial Manager, Railway service: 1895-1927 <ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C8946012 RAIL 1156/20/36] Victor Hope Boalth: Chief Commercial Manager, North Western Railway of India. Birth: 12 September 1872, Sumbolpore, India.  Railway service: 1895-1927] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.  
*Victor Hope Boalth, NWR Chief Commercial Manager, Railway service: 1895-1927 <ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C8946012 RAIL 1156/20/36] Victor Hope Boalth: Chief Commercial Manager, North Western Railway of India. Birth: 12 September 1872, Sumbolpore, India.  Railway service: 1895-1927] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>.  
*Frank Montagu George Wheeler, NWR Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, Railway service: 1931-1949 <ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C8947016  RAIL 1156/26/40]  Frank Montagu George Wheeler: Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, North Western Railway, India. Birth: 22 July 1907, London. Railway service: 1931-1949] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
*Frank Montagu George Wheeler, NWR Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, Railway service: 1931-1949 <ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C8947016  RAIL 1156/26/40]  Frank Montagu George Wheeler: Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, North Western Railway, India. Birth: 22 July 1907, London. Railway service: 1931-1949] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>
==NWR Junior Personnel==
This list is from various records:-
*Browne A H. India General Service Medal,  Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 on clasp; awarded to '19 A.H. Browne, Rlys.' Thackers:- NWR Loco and Carriage Dept; 1913 Shed Foreman, Khanewal; 1914 Shed Foreman, Ghaziabad and 1918 Shed Foreman, Campbell. ''(Ref Allan Stanistreet)'' 


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 14:47, 14 October 2017

North Western Railway (NWR) Personnel

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

There are no staff agreements for NWR personnel held at the British Library in the India Office Records.

Public Works Department

There are some records for personnel deployed from the Public Works Department Railway Branch or State Railways to NWR.

The most notable of these are as follows

NWR Senior Personnel - Chronological Order

National Archives

There are at least two records at the National Archives

  • Victor Hope Boalth, NWR Chief Commercial Manager, Railway service: 1895-1927 [28].
  • Frank Montagu George Wheeler, NWR Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, Railway service: 1931-1949 [29]

NWR Junior Personnel

This list is from various records:-

  • Browne A H. India General Service Medal, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 on clasp; awarded to '19 A.H. Browne, Rlys.' Thackers:- NWR Loco and Carriage Dept; 1913 Shed Foreman, Khanewal; 1914 Shed Foreman, Ghaziabad and 1918 Shed Foreman, Campbell. (Ref Allan Stanistreet)

References

  1. "Grace's Guide - Horace Bell”; Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  2. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 560 (pdf page 523 Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  3. "Grace's Guide - Henry Francis Storey”; Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  4. Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 607; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
  5. The Locomotive Magazine and Railway Carriage and Wagon Review "Indian locomotive superintendents of the nineties", Volume 31, Number 393, 15 May 1925, page 133+ plate. Also see Indian Railway Conference Association page ; Retrieved 19 Aug 2016
  6. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 600 (pdf page 563) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  7. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 448 (pdf page 411) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  8. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 423 (pdf page 386 ) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  9. Grace's Guide "Who's Who 1922"; Retrieved 18 Jul 2016
  10. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 464 (pdf page 427) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  11. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 449 (pdf page 412) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  12. India Civil List 1890, page 40/41
  13. “India Civil List” 1890, page 40/41
  14. India Civil List 1890, page 41
  15. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 475 (pdf page 438) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  16. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  17. Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 648 (pdf page 611) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  18. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 521 (pdf page 484 Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  19. "Grace's Guide - William Michell”; Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  20. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  21. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 437 (pdf page 400) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  22. Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 569 (pdf page 532) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  23. Google Books "1905 Civil List" page 453; Retrieved on 13 Jul 2016
  24. The Indian Biographical Dictionary "Burt, Henry Parsall"; Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016
  25. Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 649; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
  26. Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary - Waghorn, William Danvers"; Retrieved on 13 Jul 2016
  27. Grace's Guide "Who's Who 1939"; Retrieved 18 Jul 2016
  28. RAIL 1156/20/36 Victor Hope Boalth: Chief Commercial Manager, North Western Railway of India. Birth: 12 September 1872, Sumbolpore, India. Railway service: 1895-1927] Retrieved on 30 May 2016
  29. RAIL 1156/26/40 Frank Montagu George Wheeler: Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, North Western Railway, India. Birth: 22 July 1907, London. Railway service: 1931-1949] Retrieved on 30 May 2016