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*1879, Agent of [[Pondicherry Railway|Pondicheri Railway Company]], joint with SIR. #p.18 | *1879, Agent of [[Pondicherry Railway|Pondicheri Railway Company]], joint with SIR. #p.18 | ||
*1880, 'the Agent of the company moved his Headquarters from [[Negapatam]] to [[Trichinopoly]] #p.19 | *1880, 'the Agent of the company moved his Headquarters from [[Negapatam]] to [[Trichinopoly]] #p.19 | ||
| − | *1880 , 6-13 Jan ‘[[Railway Conference]]’, Calcutta. Delegate as Agent SIR<ref> “Railways in India for the year 1880-81” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’- | + | *1880 , 6-13 Jan ‘[[Railway Conference]]’, Calcutta. Delegate as Agent SIR<ref> “Railways in India for the year 1880-81” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’- presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1880-81; Appendix D, page xxxiv, pdf 318 </ref>. |
*1895, retired, returned to England #p.214 | *1895, retired, returned to England #p.214 | ||
Latest revision as of 13:28, 25 April 2020
William Smith Betts Agent, 1861-95
Railway Achievements
References from "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951". [1] With page numbers indicated #p.
- 1861, Agent of Great Southern of India Railway (formed in 1859) with its Headquarters at Negapatam. #p.9
- 1874, Agent of South Indian Railway(SIR) formed by amagamation with the Carnatic Railway Company. p#13
- 1879, Agent of Pondicheri Railway Company, joint with SIR. #p.18
- 1880, 'the Agent of the company moved his Headquarters from Negapatam to Trichinopoly #p.19
- 1880 , 6-13 Jan ‘Railway Conference’, Calcutta. Delegate as Agent SIR[2].
- 1895, retired, returned to England #p.214
References
- ↑ Southern Railway Heritage Centre,Trichinopoly "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951". With page numbers indicated #p.
- ↑ “Railways in India for the year 1880-81” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’- presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1880-81; Appendix D, page xxxiv, pdf 318
