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*[[Willoughby Charles Furnivall]], 1867-74, joined [[Public Works Department]](PWD) to construct the Rajputana State Railway following the decision to construct that as a State line. He was sucessively in charge of the [[Rajputana - Delhi District Railway|Delhi District]] and [[Rajputana - Agra District Railway|Agra District]] sections <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347.222 Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - Furnivall, Willoughby Charles"]; Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016</ref>. | |||
*[[Richard Gardiner]] Lieut.-Col. R.E. 1870, posted from [[Public Works Department]] to RSR as Assistant Engineer; West Rajputana Section, 1875, Executive Engineer; Deputy Manager, 1882 <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA499 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462)] Retrieved on 307 May 2016</ref>. | *[[Richard Gardiner]] Lieut.-Col. R.E. 1870, posted from [[Public Works Department]] to RSR as Assistant Engineer; West Rajputana Section, 1875, Executive Engineer; Deputy Manager, 1882 <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA499 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462)] Retrieved on 307 May 2016</ref>. | ||
*[[Frederick Smith Stanton]], 1871, deployed from the Railway Branch of the PWD to the Rajputana State Railway(RSR). Superintending Engineer in charge of construction of one portion of the railway from Delhi to Rewari and Bandakui, with a branch to Farakhnagar until reposting in 1873. Returning again in 1874 to complete the Delhi section of the RSR. <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Frederick_Smith_Stanton Grace's Guide - "Frederick Smith Stanton”]; Retrieved on 21 Apr 2016</ref>. | *[[Frederick Smith Stanton]], 1871, deployed from the Railway Branch of the PWD to the Rajputana State Railway(RSR). Superintending Engineer in charge of construction of one portion of the railway from Delhi to Rewari and Bandakui, with a branch to Farakhnagar until reposting in 1873. Returning again in 1874 to complete the Delhi section of the RSR. <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Frederick_Smith_Stanton Grace's Guide - "Frederick Smith Stanton”]; Retrieved on 21 Apr 2016</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 21 July 2016
Rajputana State Railway(RSR)
History
The Rajputana State Railway was formed by the joining of the Rajputana - Agra District Railway and the Rajputana - Delhi District Railway. The line was metre gauge(MG) and the initial construction started in 1873. Delhi was linked to Agra via Alwar and Bandikui in 1874. [1]
In 1875, the line had extended as far as Ajmer with the aim to reach Ahmadabad and to connect to the Broad Gauge (BG) of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge.
In 1881-82, the Rajputana-Malwa State Railway (RMSR) was created amalgamating, under single management, existing State Railways:-
- Rajputana State Railway (RSR)
- Holkar State Railway, which had opened 1874 from Khandwa reaching Indore, 1876.
- Scindia-Neemuch Railway from Indore to Nimach, including a branch line from Indore to Ujjain opened in August 1876 . The entire line was completed in 1879-80
- Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway, Neemuch to Ajmer, the construction was started in 1879, and the work completed in March 1881
- Western Rajputana State Railway, known to have existed but no information found.
All these State railways were worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR)
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [2] gives the following:-
- V/24/3587; “India. Public Works Department: Administration report of the Rajputana State Railway, 1871/72-1874/75”
- R/V/24/3590; "Public Works Department: Railways" which includes "Administration report on the Rajputana State Railway, 1878/79”
Personnel Records
- Willoughby Charles Furnivall, 1867-74, joined Public Works Department(PWD) to construct the Rajputana State Railway following the decision to construct that as a State line. He was sucessively in charge of the Delhi District and Agra District sections [3].
- Richard Gardiner Lieut.-Col. R.E. 1870, posted from Public Works Department to RSR as Assistant Engineer; West Rajputana Section, 1875, Executive Engineer; Deputy Manager, 1882 [4].
- Frederick Smith Stanton, 1871, deployed from the Railway Branch of the PWD to the Rajputana State Railway(RSR). Superintending Engineer in charge of construction of one portion of the railway from Delhi to Rewari and Bandakui, with a branch to Farakhnagar until reposting in 1873. Returning again in 1874 to complete the Delhi section of the RSR. [5].
- Trevredyn Rashleigh Wynne, 1874, was posted to RSR as Assistant Engineer and reposted, 1877. [6]
- Howard William Warden from PWD , 1875, RSR Assistant Manager[7].
- Horace Bell, 1875 Aug, from PWD Railway Branch posted as RSR Superintendent of Way and Works until reposted, 1880 [8]
- Bagot William Blood, 1879, Superintendent of Way and Works for RSR [9]
- William Richard Sumption Jones, 1880, posted to RSR to take charge of the completion and equipment of the Central Workshops at Ajmir as Carriage and Wagon Superintendent, which by absorption of other lines in 1883 became the Rajputana-Malwa State Railway(RMSR), and he remained in the same appointment until his retirement in 1893 [10].
- Willoughby Verner Constable, 1882, Assistant Manager [11].
References
- ↑ IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899)"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 11 Apr 2016
- ↑ Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland - Furnivall, Willoughby Charles"; Retrieved on 21 Jul 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462) Retrieved on 307 May 2016
- ↑ Grace's Guide - "Frederick Smith Stanton”; Retrieved on 21 Apr 2016
- ↑ Grace's Guide "Trevredyn Rashleigh Wynne" Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 640 (pdf page 603) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ "Grace's Guide - Horace Bell”; Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 443 (pdf page 406) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Steam Index, Overseas Engineers - Jones, William Richard Sumption; Retrieved 19 Jul 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429) Retrieved on 30 May 2016