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*'''Secretary to Agent''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
*'''Secretary to Agent''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
**[[Cecil Mackintosh Stephenson]]; 1858-65. From 1873 Agent,
**[[Cecil Mackintosh Stephenson]]; 1858-65. From became 1873 Agent,
**T Lovelock; 1866-72
**T Lovelock; 1866-72
**W H Russell; 1872-78
**W H Russell; 1872-78
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**[[George Turnbull]]; 1851-63.  
**[[George Turnbull]]; 1851-63.  
**[[Samuel Power]]; 1863-1869. Previously General Assistant to the EIR Chief Engineer [[George Turnbull]] on construction of [[Soan Bridge]] and whole line; <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>.  
**[[Samuel Power]]; 1863-1869. Previously General Assistant to the EIR Chief Engineer [[George Turnbull]] on construction of [[Soan Bridge]] and whole line; <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>.  
**[[G Sibley]]; 1862-76. From 1862-68 Chief Engineer, Upper Provinces, Allahbad
**[[G Sibley]]; 1868-76. Previously 1862-68 Chief Engineer, Upper Provinces, Allahabad.
**[[Bradford Leslie]], Sir; 1876-82. From 1882 EIR Agent.
**[[Bradford Leslie]], Sir; 1876-82. From 1882 became EIR Agent.
**[[C H Denham]]; 1882-89
**[[Charles Henry Denham]]; 1882-89. Previously had joined staff in EIR in 1852.
**[[F E Robertson]]; 1889-97
**[[Frederick Ewart Robertson]]; 1889-97
**[[E H Stone]]; 1897-1903
**[[Edward Herbert Stone]]; 1897-1903
**C F Findlay; 1903
**C F Findlay; 1903
**R S Highet; 1903--
**R S Highet; 1903--
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**[[J C Batchelor]]; 1860-79. From 1860-66 Traffic Manager, Howrah
**[[J C Batchelor]]; 1860-79. From 1860-66 Traffic Manager, Howrah
**[[B P W Smyth]]; ?-1866 Traffic Manager, Allahabad.   
**[[B P W Smyth]]; ?-1866 Traffic Manager, Allahabad.   
**[[William Arthur Dring]]; 1897-1907. From 1907 EIR Agent
**[[William Arthur Dring]]; 1897-1907. From became 1907 EIR Agent


*'''EIR Locomotive Superintendents''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
*'''EIR Locomotive Superintendents''' <ref name=Huddle/>.
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**[[Charles Lingard Stokes]]; 1857-63. Fist at Howrah, from 1862 [[EIR Jamalpur Locomotive Workshops|Locomotive Workshops at Jamalpur]]   
**[[Charles Lingard Stokes]]; 1857-63. Fist at Howrah, from 1862 [[EIR Jamalpur Locomotive Workshops|Locomotive Workshops at Jamalpur]]   
**[[P D Nicholl]]; ?-1863 Locomotive Superintendent, Upper Provinces, Allahabad
**[[P D Nicholl]]; ?-1863 Locomotive Superintendent, Upper Provinces, Allahabad
**[[David Wilkinson Campbell]]; 1863-1887. From 1887 EIR Agent
**[[David Wilkinson Campbell]]; 1863-1887. From became 1887 EIR Agent
**[[John Strachan]]; 1887-1890
**[[John Strachan]]; 1887-1890
**[[A W Rendell]]; 1890-1901.  
**[[A W Rendell]]; 1890-1901.  
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**I J Witty; 1876-79
**I J Witty; 1876-79
**R H Abbatt; 1879-80
**R H Abbatt; 1879-80
**W G Olpherts; 1880-81
**[[Wybrants George Olpherts]]; 1880-81
**W Saise Dr; 1881-1905
**W Saise Dr; 1881-1905
**T H Ward; 1905--
**T H Ward; 1905--

Revision as of 06:58, 8 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 in post indicated.

  • Secretary to Agent [2].
    • Cecil Mackintosh Stephenson; 1858-65. From became 1873 Agent,
    • T Lovelock; 1866-72
    • W H Russell; 1872-78
    • P Wagstaff; 1878-1900
    • H Wood; 1900--
  • EIR Chief Auditors [2].
    • Rob Roberts; 1863-77
    • E C S Mackenzie; 1877-92
    • J Douglas; 1893-1899
    • T Bashford; 1899--
  • EIR Colliery Superintendents [2].
    • J E Cockburn; 1859-71, Resident Engineer. Note 'In 1863 the mining operations in the Giridih Colliery having beeen suspended, all establishment was reduced to that required to guard the property, till a suitable branch railway was established'
    • T E Dunn; 1871-76
    • I J Witty; 1876-79
    • R H Abbatt; 1879-80
    • Wybrants George Olpherts; 1880-81
    • W Saise Dr; 1881-1905
    • T H Ward; 1905--
  • EIR Chief Medical Officers [2].
    • R G Griffith; 1893-1902
    • J S Brooke; 1902--
  • Heads of Store Department [2].
    • T F Campbell, 1858-60, General Store-keeper
    • D Murray; 1860-62, General Store-keeper
    • A C Bell; 1863-64, Principal Store-keeper
    • G H W Conroy; 1864-83, Chief Store-keeper
    • J Oates; 1883-98, Chief Store-keeper. From 1886 Controller of Stores
    • W Humphries; 1898-1902, Controller of Stores
    • T A White; 1903--, Controller of Stores

References

  1. “Symphony of Progress - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 114
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone Appendix A, pages 278-279; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
  3. Grace's Guide "History of the EIR, Chapter V; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
  4. Wikipedia "Alexander Meadows Rendel"; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
  5. "Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 12
  6. Institution of Civil Engineers Proceedings Volume 33 Issue 1872, 1872, pp. 240-241 ; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
  7. "Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 7 and 11
  8. Institution of Mechanical Engineers "Obituary Robert Webb Pearce May 1890", page 292
  9. "Graces Guide - William St. John Galwey”; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016
  10. "Grace's Guide - Frederick Smith Stanton”; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016