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==EIR Personnel - Chronological Order==  
==EIR Personnel - Chronological Order==  
The following are notable -  
The following are notable, with period of service with EIR  -  
*[[Rowland Macdonald Stephenson]]; 1845 onwards - see [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/East_Indian_Railway#History "East Indian Railway - History" page]
*[[Rowland Macdonald Stephenson]] Sir; 1845-57. - See [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/East_Indian_Railway#History "East Indian Railway - History" page]
*[[Alexander Meadows Rendel]]; 1855
*[[George Turnbull]]; 1851-63. Chief Engineer - First 541 miles of EIR track; [[Soan Bridge]]; [[Howrah Station]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Turnbull_(civil_engineer) Wikipedia "George Turnbull"]; Retrieved on  5 Jun 2016</ref>.
 
*[[J Hodgson]]; c.1851-57. EIR Locomotive Superintendent <ref>"Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 7 and 11</ref>.
 
*[[Alexander Meadows Rendel]]; 1855-87. Consulting Engineer to the EIR - [[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 St. John Galwey]]; 1857, jointed EIR as Assistant Engineer. He was to have joined the staff employed on the works of the [[Soane Bridge]], then in charge of Mr. Samuel Power, but the Indian mutiny having broken out, he could not proceed up country, and so remained for the rest of that year in the office of the Chief Engineer, George Turnbull, in Calcutta; 1858-63, Resident Engineer - construction of the [[EIR Jamalpur Locomotive Workshops ]]; 1863, survey of the EIR ‘First  Chord line’;  1864, proposal for railway bridge across the River Hooghly and a terminus in Calcutta, in place of that in Howrah, the project, although approved, was not carried out; 1865, Engineer in charge of EIR Junction District including Kurraballie or Colliery branch, promoted 1867 to District Engineer; 1870, EIR Burdwan District, then Assanol  engine-changing station facilities construction<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_St._John_Galwey "Graces Guide - William St. John Galwey”]; Retrieved on  5 Jun 2016</ref>.
*[[Robert Webb Pearce]]; 1855-1900. Carriage and Wagon Superintendent [[EIR Carriage and Wagon Workshop]] <ref> Institution of Mechanical Engineers Proceedings "Obituary Robert Webb Pearce May 1890", page 292 </ref>
*[[Frederick Smith Stanton]] Major General R.E.; 1887-92, after 27 years service with the [[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]] and following his retirement as Director General of Indian Railways, served on the Board of the East Indian Railway Company, based in London <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Frederick_Smith_Stanton "Grace's Guide - Frederick Smith Stanton”]; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016</ref>.
*[[William St. John Galwey]]; 1857-72. Construction of  [[EIR Jamalpur Locomotive Workshops ]]; 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>.
*[[Frederick Smith Stanton]] Major General R.E. 1887-92. Board of the East Indian Railway Company, based in London, this following his retirement as Director General of Indian Railways,after 27 years service with the [[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]].<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Frederick_Smith_Stanton "Grace's Guide - Frederick Smith Stanton”]; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016</ref>.




Revision as of 07:05, 5 June 2016

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

Personnel

India Office Records

The following employment records held at the IOR are relevant :-

  • L/AG/46/11/133-137 "Contracts of appointment, c1858-1925" (possibly not all included)

The above is indexed in

The following is not included in the index Z/L/AG/46.

  • L/AG/46/11/138-141 : "Half-yearly staff lists, 1861-1890 & 1911-1922" (giving ages from 1886).

EIR Personnel - Chronological Order

The following are notable, with period of service with EIR -


References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia "George Turnbull"; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016
  2. ↑ "Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 7 and 11
  3. ↑ Wikipedia "Alexander Meadows Rendel"; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
  4. ↑ Institution of Mechanical Engineers Proceedings "Obituary Robert Webb Pearce May 1890", page 292
  5. ↑ "Graces Guide - William St. John Galwey”; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016
  6. ↑ "Grace's Guide - Frederick Smith Stanton”; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016
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