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'''Messrs. Wythes and Jackson, Construction Contractors'''


George Wythes and Joseph Jackson were railway contractors engaged for the construction of the early sections of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR).
"1850,Jackson carried out a preliminary survey of the circumstances of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway which enabled him to send valuable knowledge to Mr. Wythes in England', and the consequent gaining of the tender for the line from Tannah to Oomrah, including the viaduct over the Tannah river, connecting Salsette with the mainland, and the two tunnels at Perseek." <ref name=GGW&J>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Wythes_and_Jackson "Wythes and Jackson"]; Retrieved 5 Jul 2016</ref>. ''The location of neither Oomrah or Perseek have been identified''
The first section of the GIPR line from [[Bombay]] ''(Salsette in the above account, a suburb of Bombay)'' had reached [[Thane]] ''(Tannah in the above account)'' and opened to traffic in April 1853.
The continuation of the line from [[Thane]] to [[Callian]] (later named Kalyan) was the first contact awarded to Messrs. Wythes and Jackson. This section of the line from  involved a two-line [[Tannah Viaduct]] over the estuary and two tunnels. The  was the first substantial railway bridge to be constructed in India and connected Bombay Island to the mainland, the line opened on 1 May 1854 <ref name=GGW&J/>.
Messrs. Wythes and Jackson then tendered successfully for the [[Thal Ghat Railway Construction]] (nine miles) <ref name=GGW&J/>.
They were later awarded the contact to extend the line a further distance to Bhosawul in Candeish, 190 miles.
They built 72 miles of the railway from Chalisgaon to Bhusawal <ref name=GGW&J/>.
In 1860 Joseph Jackson died in India <ref>http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Joseph_Jackson_(d.1860) Graces's Guide Joseph Jackson]; Retrieved 5 Jul 2016</ref>. One employee, John Whittaker was allegedly robbed and murdered during construction of a railway bridge in India in about 1865 <ref name=GGW&J/>.
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Service Providers & Contractors]]

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