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'''Francis Langford O'Callaghan''' Sir | '''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" | |||
*1862-66, [[Public Works Department]](PWD), appointed Probationary Assistant Engineer and posted to the Northern road and related bridge works <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>. | |||
*1866, Promoted to PWD Executive Engineer <ref name=name>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA575 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 575 (pdf page 538)] Retrieved on 9 Jul 2016</ref>. | |||
==Railway Achievements== | ==Railway Achievements== | ||
*1870, Transferred to [[Public Works Department]] Railway Branch, and served as Engineer-in-Chief of various railway surveys <ref name=name/>. | |||
*Transferred to [[Public Works Department]] Railway Branch | *1871 Feb, joined the [[State Railways]] system, by this time as Executive Engineer <ref name=biog/>. | ||
*Promoted to Superintending Engineer, 1880 | *1871, first posted to Nagpur & Raipur railway survey railway survey <ref name=biog/> (''Nagpur - must be the'' [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]] ''which opened in 1871; Raipur - survey not identified'') | ||
*Promoted to Chief Engineer | *1872-75, [[Wardha Valley Railway]] construction works <ref name=biog/>. | ||
*Consulting Engineer | *1877-79, [[Tirhoot State Railway]], Chief Engineer <ref name=biog/>. | ||
*Secretary to Government of India, Public Works Department | *1879-83, [[Punjab Northern State Railway]], construction of the [[Rawalpindi]]-[[Peshawar]] section that included the [[Attock Bridge]] over the Indus River <ref name=biog/>. Promoted to Superintending Engineer, 1880 <ref name=name/>. | ||
*Retired | *1884-85, [[Sind-Sagar Railway]] survey <ref name=biog/>. | ||
*1885-86, [[Bolan Pass Railway Construction]], Engineer-in-Chief, a strategic line constructed on Government orders | |||
*1887, Khwaja Amran railway survey for [[North Western Railway|North Western State Railway (NWR)]] <ref name=biog/> ''(This would be part of the survey which included the [[Khojak Tunnel]] and the extension of the line to the Afghan border at [[Chaman]])''<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_020.gif "The Imperial Gazetteer of India" v. 21, p. 14.]; Retrieved on 9 Jul 2016</ref>. | |||
*1887-89, [[Khojak Tunnel]] and [[Chaman]] extension <ref name=biog/> for [[North Western Railway|North Western State Railway (NWR)]] | |||
*1889, Promoted to Chief Engineer <ref name=name/>. | |||
*1889, [[State Railways]] appointed Chief Consulting Engineer for State Railway <ref name=biog/><ref name=name/>. | |||
*1892-94, Secretary to the Government of India, Public Works Department <ref name=biog/>. | |||
*1894, Retired <ref name=biog/> <ref name=name/>. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railway People|O'Callaghan, Francis Langford]] | [[Category:Railway People|O'Callaghan, Francis Langford]] | ||
[[Category:People|O'Callaghan, Francis Langford]] | [[Category:People|O'Callaghan, Francis Langford]] | ||
Revision as of 04:38, 10 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"
- 1862-66, Public Works Department(PWD), appointed Probationary Assistant Engineer and posted to the Northern road and related bridge works [1].
- 1866, Promoted to PWD Executive Engineer [2].
Railway Achievements
- 1870, Transferred to Public Works Department Railway Branch, and served as Engineer-in-Chief of various railway surveys [2].
- 1871 Feb, joined the State Railways system, by this time as Executive Engineer [1].
- 1871, first posted to Nagpur & Raipur railway survey railway survey [1] (Nagpur - must be the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway which opened in 1871; Raipur - survey not identified)
- 1872-75, Wardha Valley Railway construction works [1].
- 1877-79, Tirhoot State Railway, Chief Engineer [1].
- 1879-83, Punjab Northern State Railway, construction of the Rawalpindi-Peshawar section that included the Attock Bridge over the Indus River [1]. Promoted to Superintending Engineer, 1880 [2].
- 1884-85, Sind-Sagar Railway survey [1].
- 1885-86, Bolan Pass Railway Construction, Engineer-in-Chief, a strategic line constructed on Government orders
- 1887, Khwaja Amran railway survey for North Western State Railway (NWR) [1] (This would be part of the survey which included the Khojak Tunnel and the extension of the line to the Afghan border at Chaman)[3].
- 1887-89, Khojak Tunnel and Chaman extension [1] for North Western State Railway (NWR)
- 1889, Promoted to Chief Engineer [2].
- 1889, State Railways appointed Chief Consulting Engineer for State Railway [1][2].
- 1892-94, Secretary to the Government of India, Public Works Department [1].
- 1894, Retired [1] [2].
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - O'Callaghan, Francis Langford "; Retrieved on 9 Jul 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 575 (pdf page 538) Retrieved on 9 Jul 2016
- ↑ "The Imperial Gazetteer of India" v. 21, p. 14.; Retrieved on 9 Jul 2016
