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''' | '''Francis Langford O'Callaghan''' Sir (1839-1909) | ||
Biography from Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - Furnivall, Willoughby Charles" <ref name=biog>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347.457 | |||
Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - O'Callaghan, Francis Langford "]; Retrieved on 9 Jul 2016</ref>. | |||
*1962-70, [[Public Works Department]], appointed Probationary Assistant Engineer and posted to the Northern road and related bridge works | |||
==Railway Achievements== | ==Railway Achievements== | ||
*1871 Feb, joined the [[State Railways]] system, by this time as Executive Engineer | |||
* | *1871, first posted to Nagpur railway survey (''This must be the'' [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]] ''which opened in 1871'') and the & Raipur railway survey (''Not identified'') | ||
* | *1872-75, [[Wardha Valley Railway]] works | ||
* | *1877-79, [[Tirhoot State Railway]], Chief Engineer | ||
*1879-83, [[Punjab Northern State Railway]], construction of the [[Rwalpindi]]-[[Peshawar]] section that included the [[Attock Bridge]] over the Indus River. | |||
*1884-85, [[Sind-Sagar Railway]] survey | |||
*1885-86, [[Bolan Pass Railway Construction]] | |||
*1887, [[Khwaja]]-[[Amran]] railway survey | |||
*1887-89, [[Khojak Tunnel]] and [[Chaman]] extension | |||
*1889, [[State Railways]] appointed Chief Consulting Engineer for State Railway | |||
*1892-94, Secretary to the Government of India, Public rDepartment | |||
*1894, Retiired | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railway People| | [[Category:Railway People|O'Callaghan, Francis Langford]] | ||
[[Category:People| | [[Category:People|O'Callaghan, Francis Langford]] |
Revision as of 09:10, 9 July 2016
Francis Langford O'Callaghan Sir (1839-1909)
Biography from Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - Furnivall, Willoughby Charles" [1].
- 1962-70, Public Works Department, appointed Probationary Assistant Engineer and posted to the Northern road and related bridge works
Railway Achievements
- 1871 Feb, joined the State Railways system, by this time as Executive Engineer
- 1871, first posted to Nagpur railway survey (This must be the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway which opened in 1871) and the & Raipur railway survey (Not identified)
- 1872-75, Wardha Valley Railway works
- 1877-79, Tirhoot State Railway, Chief Engineer
- 1879-83, Punjab Northern State Railway, construction of the Rwalpindi-Peshawar section that included the Attock Bridge over the Indus River.
- 1884-85, Sind-Sagar Railway survey
- 1885-86, Bolan Pass Railway Construction
- 1887, Khwaja-Amran railway survey
- 1887-89, Khojak Tunnel and Chaman extension
- 1889, State Railways appointed Chief Consulting Engineer for State Railway
- 1892-94, Secretary to the Government of India, Public rDepartment
- 1894, Retiired
References
- ↑ [http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347.457 Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - O'Callaghan, Francis Langford "]; Retrieved on 9 Jul 2016