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'''Captain A T Cotton''' | |||
Captain Arthur Thomas Cotton [[Madras_Sappers_and_Miners|Madras Corps of Engineers]] | |||
==Railway Achievements== | |||
*1836 A T Cotton, then a civil engineer in Madras, advocated the construction of a railroad in India. The '''[[Red Hill Railroad]]''' at Chintadripet was constructed opened 1837 for the conveying of granite to be used as road-building material. It was the first railway in India. | |||
*1845; Engineer-in-charge, Captain of the [[Godavri Dam Construction Railway]]for the construction of the Godavri Dam to transport stone and other materials from Rajahmundry. | |||
<ref>"Reports, correspondence and original papers on various professional subjects connected with the duties of the Corps of Engineers Madras Presidency, Volume 1. The paper was written by Capt J T Smith and entitled Notes of experiments made by Captain A Cotton on Mr Avery's Steam Engine.</ref> | |||
See also | |||
*[https://books.google.fr/books?id=sOILAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP16&lpg=PP16&dq=%22Captain+A+Cotton%22&source=bl&ots=qDJzrzqX2h&sig=iLqgeQerpUCcUFCVbedrfOKyVrI&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYkYvH4JDLAhVDWhoKHXlxDXgQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=%22Captain%20A%20Cotton%22&f=false Captain A T Cotton, Captain , Civil Engineers 3rd Division] Google Books | |||
*SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 18TH MAY 1999 page 5473; ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS; STAFF AND PERSONNEL SUPPORT BRANCH; REGULAR ARMY; "Regular Commissions; Captain A COTTON (541320) from Short Service Commission; 1 January 1999 to be Captain retaining present seniority" | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railway People|Cotton, A T Captain]] | |||
[[Category:People|Cotton, A T Captain]] | |||
Revision as of 06:59, 17 April 2016
Captain A T Cotton Captain Arthur Thomas Cotton Madras Corps of Engineers
Railway Achievements
- 1836 A T Cotton, then a civil engineer in Madras, advocated the construction of a railroad in India. The Red Hill Railroad at Chintadripet was constructed opened 1837 for the conveying of granite to be used as road-building material. It was the first railway in India.
- 1845; Engineer-in-charge, Captain of the Godavri Dam Construction Railwayfor the construction of the Godavri Dam to transport stone and other materials from Rajahmundry.
See also
- Captain A T Cotton, Captain , Civil Engineers 3rd Division Google Books
- SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 18TH MAY 1999 page 5473; ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS; STAFF AND PERSONNEL SUPPORT BRANCH; REGULAR ARMY; "Regular Commissions; Captain A COTTON (541320) from Short Service Commission; 1 January 1999 to be Captain retaining present seniority"
References
- ↑ "Reports, correspondence and original papers on various professional subjects connected with the duties of the Corps of Engineers Madras Presidency, Volume 1. The paper was written by Capt J T Smith and entitled Notes of experiments made by Captain A Cotton on Mr Avery's Steam Engine.