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[[Indus Valley State Railway]] ''Work in Progress''


==Personnel Records in chronological order==
Unfortunately, there are no Indus Valley State Railway (IVSR) Staff agreements held at the [[British Library]] in the [[India Office Records]](IOR).
However the following have been identified from other sources:-
*[[Frederick Ewart Robertson]], 1869-70, deployed from[[Public Works Department]] [[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]] Department; 1869-89. 1869, employed on the IVSR survey; 1870, Engineer-in-Charge of the construction division in Upper Sind until the IVSR was opened for traffic in 1877; 1879, In-charge of a sub-division of the IVSR. He established the railway ferry over the Indus at Sukkur. The ferry was successfully worked until it was replaced by the [[Lansdowne Bridge]]; 1887, [[Lansdowne Bridge]], of the cantilever type, with a 820 feet(248M) span, involved his design of novel and suitable plant for its erection. The whole of the work was successfully carried out by him, and the bridge was opened in 1889; 1889,  appointed Engineer-in-Chief of the IVSR, which included the Khojak Junction under construction; 1889, resigned and became Chief Engineer [[East Indian Railway]] <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Frederick_Ewart_Robertson Grace's Guide "Frederick Ewart Robertson"]; Retrieved 8 Jun 2016</ref>.
*[[James Arthur Anderson]], c.1871-c.1890 dates unspecified. Executive Engineer deployed from PWD to IVSR <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA427 Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 427 (pdf page 390 )] Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>
*[[Middleton Rayne]], 1876-79 Engineer-in-chief. See [[British Library]] [[India Office Records]] IOR Mss Eur D904; "Middleton Rayne papers" with the catalogue contents 'Papers of Middleton Rayne (1830-82), Public Works Dept, Government of India 1868-79, Engineer in Chief, Indus Valley State Railway 1876-79, comprising diaries, sketchbooks, letters and photographs; also two diaries, dated 1871 and 1883, of his wife Annie.'
*[[Hugh Lewin Monk]], 1869-79. 1869 as an Assistant Engineer. Then 1874-79 as Executive Engineer assisting in the construction of the [[Empress Bridge]] <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA569 Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 569 (pdf page 532)] Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>
*[[William St. John Galwey]], 1873 Engineer-in-charge of the [[Empress Bridge]] construction over the River Sutlej.
*[[Henry Francis Storey]], 1879-86. 1879 as Engineer, 1881 as Engineer-in-Chief and promoted to Superintendent of Way and Works until transferred in 1886 <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Henry_Francis_Storey "Grace's Guide - Henry Francis Storey”]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>
*[[Frederick Lewis Dibblee]], 1874-78 Superintending Engineer <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1889.20772 "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers"; vol 97 page 398-399 year 1889 "Obituary of Frederick Lewis Dibblee"]; Retrieved on  17 Apr 2016</ref><ref>[http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/genealogy/dibblee/fred1obit.htm#ice "Obituaries of Frederick Lewis Dibblee"]; Retrieved on  19 Aug 2016</ref>.
*[[James Condor]], 1878-81, Traffic Superintenent IVSR <ref > [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA465 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 465 (pdf page 428)] Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
* [[Henry Thomas Geoghegan]], 1877-79, Superintending Engineer IVSR <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA501 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 501 (pdf page 464)] Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
*[[Robert Trefusis Mallet]], 1879-80, Engineer-in-Chief IVSR; and 1885-86 Engineer-in-Chief of IVSR [[Empress Bridge]], 1885-86 <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA560 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 560 (pdf page 523] Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
*[[William Michell]], 1883-87, Executive Engineer IVSR where he held charge from time to time of the Jacobabad, Kandahar and Northern divisions <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Michell_(1853-1899) "Grace's Guide - William Michell”]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
*[[James Ramsay]], 1880-? Engineer-in-Chief IVSR <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA595 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 595 (pdf page 558)] Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
'''Thacker's Directories'''
The following for  Indus Valley Railway Personnel are listed and been indexed in 1872 Thackers in the Grace's Guide <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1872_Thackers:_Indus_Valley_Railway "1872 Thacker's  Indus Valley Railway Personnel"]
Multan
**C. Campbell - Engineer-in-Chief
**J. Collet - Superintending Engineer
**R. Heenan - Executive Engineer
**W. Scott - Executive Engineer (Soojabad)
**F. M. Avern - Executive Engineer (Satlaj Bridge)
**H. C. Graham - Executive Engineer (Bhawalpur)
Rohree (Sakkhar)
**W. Nethersole - Superintending Engineer
**T. T. Ryan - Executive Engineer (Khanpur)
**Lieut C. E. Pridden - Executive Engineer (Upper Scind)

Revision as of 13:39, 19 August 2016

Indus Valley State Railway Work in Progress

Personnel Records in chronological order

Unfortunately, there are no Indus Valley State Railway (IVSR) Staff agreements held at the British Library in the India Office Records(IOR).

However the following have been identified from other sources:-

  • Frederick Ewart Robertson, 1869-70, deployed fromPublic Works Department State Railways Department; 1869-89. 1869, employed on the IVSR survey; 1870, Engineer-in-Charge of the construction division in Upper Sind until the IVSR was opened for traffic in 1877; 1879, In-charge of a sub-division of the IVSR. He established the railway ferry over the Indus at Sukkur. The ferry was successfully worked until it was replaced by the Lansdowne Bridge; 1887, Lansdowne Bridge, of the cantilever type, with a 820 feet(248M) span, involved his design of novel and suitable plant for its erection. The whole of the work was successfully carried out by him, and the bridge was opened in 1889; 1889, appointed Engineer-in-Chief of the IVSR, which included the Khojak Junction under construction; 1889, resigned and became Chief Engineer East Indian Railway [1].
  • James Arthur Anderson, c.1871-c.1890 dates unspecified. Executive Engineer deployed from PWD to IVSR [2]
  • Middleton Rayne, 1876-79 Engineer-in-chief. See British Library India Office Records IOR Mss Eur D904; "Middleton Rayne papers" with the catalogue contents 'Papers of Middleton Rayne (1830-82), Public Works Dept, Government of India 1868-79, Engineer in Chief, Indus Valley State Railway 1876-79, comprising diaries, sketchbooks, letters and photographs; also two diaries, dated 1871 and 1883, of his wife Annie.'
  • Hugh Lewin Monk, 1869-79. 1869 as an Assistant Engineer. Then 1874-79 as Executive Engineer assisting in the construction of the Empress Bridge [3]
  • William St. John Galwey, 1873 Engineer-in-charge of the Empress Bridge construction over the River Sutlej.
  • Henry Francis Storey, 1879-86. 1879 as Engineer, 1881 as Engineer-in-Chief and promoted to Superintendent of Way and Works until transferred in 1886 [4]
  • Frederick Lewis Dibblee, 1874-78 Superintending Engineer [5][6].
  • James Condor, 1878-81, Traffic Superintenent IVSR [7].
  • Henry Thomas Geoghegan, 1877-79, Superintending Engineer IVSR [8].
  • Robert Trefusis Mallet, 1879-80, Engineer-in-Chief IVSR; and 1885-86 Engineer-in-Chief of IVSR Empress Bridge, 1885-86 [9].
  • William Michell, 1883-87, Executive Engineer IVSR where he held charge from time to time of the Jacobabad, Kandahar and Northern divisions [10].
  • James Ramsay, 1880-? Engineer-in-Chief IVSR [11].

Thacker's Directories The following for Indus Valley Railway Personnel are listed and been indexed in 1872 Thackers in the Grace's Guide <ref>"1872 Thacker's Indus Valley Railway Personnel" Multan

    • C. Campbell - Engineer-in-Chief
    • J. Collet - Superintending Engineer
    • R. Heenan - Executive Engineer
    • W. Scott - Executive Engineer (Soojabad)
    • F. M. Avern - Executive Engineer (Satlaj Bridge)
    • H. C. Graham - Executive Engineer (Bhawalpur)

Rohree (Sakkhar)

    • W. Nethersole - Superintending Engineer
    • T. T. Ryan - Executive Engineer (Khanpur)
    • Lieut C. E. Pridden - Executive Engineer (Upper Scind)
  1. ↑ Grace's Guide "Frederick Ewart Robertson"; Retrieved 8 Jun 2016
  2. ↑ Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 427 (pdf page 390 ) Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
  3. ↑ Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 569 (pdf page 532) Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
  4. ↑ "Grace's Guide - Henry Francis Storey”; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
  5. ↑ "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers"; vol 97 page 398-399 year 1889 "Obituary of Frederick Lewis Dibblee"; Retrieved on 17 Apr 2016
  6. ↑ "Obituaries of Frederick Lewis Dibblee"; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
  7. ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 465 (pdf page 428) Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
  8. ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 501 (pdf page 464) Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
  9. ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 560 (pdf page 523 Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
  10. ↑ "Grace's Guide - William Michell”; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
  11. ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 595 (pdf page 558) Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016
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