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'''Bradford Leslie''' Sir KCIE (1831-1926) was an English civil engineer who specialised in bridges and was a pupil of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. His most notable achievement was the construction of the [[Jubilee Bridge]] that opened in 1887.
'''Bradford Leslie''' Sir KCIE (1831-1926) was an English civil engineer who specialised in bridges and was a pupil of Isambard Kingdom Brunel who was a consulting engineer for the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]. Leslie's most notable achievement was the construction of the [[Jubilee Bridge]] that opened in 1887 for the [[East India Railway]] Company.


==Railway Achievements in India==
==Railway Achievements in India==
<ref> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_Leslie Wikipedia "Bradford Leslie"]; Retrieved on  23 Apr 2016</ref>
<ref> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_Leslie Wikipedia "Bradford Leslie"]; Retrieved on  5 May 2016</ref>
*'''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''(EBR) Brunel was a consulting engineer to the EBR and Leslie was sent to India as engineer in charge of bridges and viaducts. He supervised the building of the Eschamutter and Koormar river bridges before returning to Britain in 1861 to design bridges for railway lines in South Wales.
<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PpJMCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT74&lpg=PT74&dq=southern+punjab+railway+company&source=bl&ots=R1AsTgkegr&sig=CzpHod72_VMtjRKj6Ire4zWNOV4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyqrig1rXMAhVrJMAKHY0EDRc4ChDoAQg3MAU#v=onepage&q=southern%20punjab%20railway%20company&f=false Google Books “New Delhi: The Last Imperial City- Sir Bradford Leslie and the meaning of Empire, Chapter 5.3” by D. Johnson, Richard Watson"]; Retrieved on  5 May 2016</ref>
*'''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''. He soon returned to India as Chief Engineer of the EBR.
*'''[[East India Railway]] Company'''(EIR). In 1876 Leslie became agent and chief engineer to the EIR. His greatest achievement in India was the Hooghly Bridge (known as the [[Jubilee Bridge]] when it opened in 1887) for which he was appointed a Knight Commander Order of the Indian Empire. He also designed an unusual floating pontoon bridge which straddled the Hooghly in Calcutta for 70 years and the Gorai River railway bridge near Kushtia in Bangladesh.


*'''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''(EBR), 1865 Leslie was sent to India as engineer in charge of bridges and viaducts. He supervised the building of the Eschamutter and Koormar river bridges. He became Agent and Chief Engineer of EBR in 1876.
*'''[[East India Railway]] Company'''(EIR) His greatest achievement in India was the Hooghly Bridge (known as the [[Jubilee Bridge]] when it opened in 1887 for which he was appointed a Knight Commander Order of the Indian Empire. He also designed an unusual floating pontoon bridge which straddled the Hooghly in Calcutta for 70 years and the Gorai River railway bridge near Kushtia in Bangladesh.
*'''[[Southern Punjab Railway]]'''(SPR), 1895. The Company was formed with Leslie as Chairman. Under contract with the Secretary of State for India, Leslie and his partners formed the company to build a BG? Railway from Delhi to Samastra 400 miles to the west.
== References ==
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Revision as of 05:24, 5 May 2016

Bradford Leslie Sir KCIE (1831-1926) was an English civil engineer who specialised in bridges and was a pupil of Isambard Kingdom Brunel who was a consulting engineer for the Eastern Bengal Railway. Leslie's most notable achievement was the construction of the Jubilee Bridge that opened in 1887 for the East India Railway Company.

Railway Achievements in India

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  • Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR), 1865 Leslie was sent to India as engineer in charge of bridges and viaducts. He supervised the building of the Eschamutter and Koormar river bridges. He became Agent and Chief Engineer of EBR in 1876.
  • East India Railway Company(EIR) His greatest achievement in India was the Hooghly Bridge (known as the Jubilee Bridge when it opened in 1887 for which he was appointed a Knight Commander Order of the Indian Empire. He also designed an unusual floating pontoon bridge which straddled the Hooghly in Calcutta for 70 years and the Gorai River railway bridge near Kushtia in Bangladesh.
  • Southern Punjab Railway(SPR), 1895. The Company was formed with Leslie as Chairman. Under contract with the Secretary of State for India, Leslie and his partners formed the company to build a BG? Railway from Delhi to Samastra 400 miles to the west.

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia "Bradford Leslie"; Retrieved on 5 May 2016
  2. ↑ Google Books “New Delhi: The Last Imperial City- Sir Bradford Leslie and the meaning of Empire, Chapter 5.3” by D. Johnson, Richard Watson"; Retrieved on 5 May 2016
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