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'''Eric Cambell Gedes''',  Sir (1875-1937)
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Politician and businessman, was born at Agra, India, on 26 September 1875, the second of five children of Auckland Campbell Geddes, civil engineer, of Edinburgh <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Eric_Geddes Grace’s Guide “Eric Cambell Gedes” ]; Retrieved  3 Sept 2016</ref>  who had been a prominent figure in the survey and construction of Indian Railways for almost 30 years ... until 1880<ref name=ACGeddes>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MUW8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=Powayan+Steam+Tramway&source=bl&ots=GvJ5wPT_Ds&sig=c4nDCnAvrm_M3-5Jw6yqaWI6Ggc&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjWiYvo7_LOAhXB2RoKHeyOBLgQ6AEINjAE#v=onepage&q=Powayan%20Steam%20Tramway&f=false  Google Books “Sir Eric Geddes: Business and Government in War and Peace” by  Keith Grieves, 1989,  page 1"]; Retrieved  3 Sept 2016</ref>
 
 
==Railway Achievements in India==
Eric Cambell Geddes, with his railroad and logging experience, was appointed Estate Manager by Carew & Company of Calcutta , who managed forest  land in the marshy jungle foot-hills of the Himalayas. Estate and also owned and operated  the '''[[Powayan Steam Tramway Company]]''', which had opened in 1890. As an aid to further jungle clearance he extended the existing light railway and became Manager of the Powayan Steam Tramway <ref name=geddes>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MUW8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=Powayan+Steam+Tramway&source=bl&ots=GvJ5wPT_Ds&sig=c4nDCnAvrm_M3-5Jw6yqaWI6Ggc&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjWiYvo7_LOAhXB2RoKHeyOBLgQ6AEINjAE#v=onepage&q=Powayan%20Steam%20Tramway&f=false  Google Books “Sir Eric Geddes: Business and Government in War and Peace” by  Keith Grieves, 1989,  page 3"]; Retrieved  3 Sept 2016</ref>
 
In 1899 Eric Geddes joined the '''[[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]]''' when it assumed control of the extended line. In 1901 he became Traffic Superintendent and returned to Britain in 1903 <ref name=geddes/>.
 
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[[Category:Railway People|Gedes, Eric Cambell]]
[[Category:People| Gedes, Eric Cambell]]

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