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'''East Indian Railway Personnel''' - a sub-section of [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) page.
'''East Indian Railway Personnel''' - a sub-section of [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) page.
==Personnel==


==India Office Records==
==India Office Records==
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==EIR Personnel - Chronological Order==  
==EIR Personnel - Chronological Order==  
The following are notable, with period of service with EIR  -  
The following are notable, with period of service with EIR  -  
*'''EIR Agents''' <ref> “Symphony of Progress  - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 114</ref> <ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyeastindi00huddgoog/historyeastindi00huddgoog_djvu.txt Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone Appendix A, pages 278-279]</ref>
*'''EIR Agents''' <ref> “Symphony of Progress  - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 114</ref> <ref name=Huddle>[ https://ia801404.us.archive.org/16/items/historyeastindi00huddgoog/historyeastindi00huddgoog.pdf Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone Appendix A, pages 278-279]</ref>
**[[Rowland Macdonald Stephenson]] Sir; Agent 1853-57. - See [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/East_Indian_Railway#History "East Indian Railway - History" page]
**[[Rowland Macdonald Stephenson]] Sir; Agent 1853-57. - See [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/East_Indian_Railway#History "East Indian Railway - History" page]
**[[Edward Palmer]]; Agent 1857-73.
**[[Edward Palmer]]; Agent 1857-73.
**[[Bradford Leslie]], Sir; Agent 1876-87.
**[[Cecil Stephenson]]; Agent 1873-75. 
**[[Bradford Leslie]], Sir; Agent 1876-87, previously Chief Engineer 1876-82.
**[[D W Campbell]]; Agent 1887-91.
**[[D W Campbell]]; Agent 1887-91.
**[[Richard Gardiner]] Lt.Col R.E.; Agent 1891-99.  
**[[Richard Gardiner]] Lt.Col R.E.; Agent 1891-99.  
**James Douglas; Agent 1899-1907.
**[[James Douglas]]; Agent 1899-1907.
**William A Dring Sir; Agent 1907-12.
**[[William A Dring]] Sir; Agent 1907-12.
**Robert S Highet, Sir; Agent 1912-18.
**Robert S Highet, Sir; Agent 1912-18.
**J A Marshall; Agent 1918-19
**J A Marshall; Agent 1918-19
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**J A Bell; Agent 1935-39
**J A Bell; Agent 1935-39


*[[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>.
*'''Secretary to Agent'''
*[[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>.  
**[[Cecil Stephenson]]; 1858-65
*[[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>
**T.Lovelock; 1866-72
*[[Robert Webb Pearce]]; 1855-1900. Carriage and Wagon Superintendent [[EIR Carriage and Wagon Workshop]] <ref> Institution of Mechanical Engineers "Obituary Robert Webb Pearce May 1890", page 292 </ref>
**W H Russell; 1872-78
*[[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>.
**P.Wagstaff; 1878-1900
**H.Wood; 1900--
*'''EIR Consulting Engineers'''
**[[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>
 
*'''EIR Chief Engineere'''<ref name=Huddle/>
**[[George Turnbull]]; Chief Engineer 1851-63.
**[[Samuel Power]]; Chief Engineer 1863-1869. General Assistant to the EIR Chief Engineer [[George Turnbull]] on construction of [[Soan Bridge]] and whole line; [http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1872.22906 Institution of Civil Engineers Proceedings Volume 33 Issue 1872, 1872, pp. 240-241 ]; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016</ref>.  
**G Sibley; Chief Engineer 1862-76. From 1862-68 he was Chief Engineer, Upper Provinces, Allahbad
**[[Bradford Leslie]], Sir; Chief Engineer 1876-82, later Agent.
**C H Denham; 1882-89
**F E Robertson; 1889-97
**E H Stone; 1897-1903
**C F Findlay; 1903
**R S Highet; 1903--
 
 
 
*'''EIR Locomotive Superintendents'''
**[[J Hodgson]]; 1855-57. 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>.  
 
*'''EIR Carriage and Wagon Superintendents'''
**[[Robert Webb Pearce]]; 1855-1900. Carriage and Wagon Superintendent [[EIR Carriage and Wagon Workshop]] <ref> Institution of Mechanical Engineers "Obituary Robert Webb Pearce May 1890", page 292 </ref>
 
*'''EIR Engineering Department'''
**[[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>.
 
    
    
*[[Samuel Power]]; 1861-1869. General Assistant to the EIR Chief Engineer [[George Turnbull]] on construction of [[Soan Bridge]] and whole line; 1863 EIR Chief Engineer <ref>  [http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1872.22906 Institution of Civil Engineers Proceedings Volume 33 Issue 1872, 1872, pp. 240-241 ]; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016</ref>. 
 
*[[Cecil Stephenson]]; 1873-75. Agent EIR <ref name=Agent/>. 
*[[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>.
*[[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>.
*[[D W Campbell]]; 1887-91. Agent EIR <ref name=Agent/>.
 
*[[Richard Gardiner]] Lt.Col R.E.; 1891-99. Agent EIR <ref name=Agent/>.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 06:33, 6 June 2016

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

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 -

  • Secretary to Agent
    • Cecil Stephenson; 1858-65
    • T.Lovelock; 1866-72
    • W H Russell; 1872-78
    • P.Wagstaff; 1878-1900
    • H.Wood; 1900--


  • EIR Locomotive Superintendents


  • 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 State Railways.[7].


References

  1. ↑ “Symphony of Progress - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 114
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 [ https://ia801404.us.archive.org/16/items/historyeastindi00huddgoog/historyeastindi00huddgoog.pdf Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone Appendix A, pages 278-279]
  3. ↑ Wikipedia "Alexander Meadows Rendel"; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
  4. ↑ "Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 7 and 11
  5. ↑ Institution of Mechanical Engineers "Obituary Robert Webb Pearce May 1890", page 292
  6. ↑ "Graces Guide - William St. John Galwey”; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016
  7. ↑ "Grace's Guide - Frederick Smith Stanton”; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016
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