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*1871-88, during his tenure of office, which extended to 1888, no less than 3,984 miles of railway were sanctioned, and 3,450 miles were opened
*1871-88, during his tenure of office, which extended to 1888, no less than 3,984 miles of railway were sanctioned, and 3,450 miles were opened
*1879, 10 Feb ‘[[Railway Conference]]’, Calcutta. Delegate as Consulting Engineer to Govt.  of India <ref >British Library ‘India Office Records L/PARL/2/100 “Railways in India for the year 1878-79” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’-– presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1878-79; Para  23 , page  10</ref>.
*1879, 10 Feb ‘[[Railway Conference]]’, Calcutta. Delegate as Consulting Engineer to Govt.  of India <ref >British Library ‘India Office Records L/PARL/2/100 “Railways in India for the year 1878-79” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’-– presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1878-79; Para  23 , page  10</ref>.
*1880 , 6-13 Jan ‘[[Railway Conference]]’, Calcutta. Delegate as Consulting Engineer to Govt. of India <ref> “Railways in India for the year 1880-81” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’-– presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1880-81; pages 4-5 </ref>.
*1880 , 6-13 Jan ‘[[Railway Conference]]’, Calcutta. Delegate as Consulting Engineer to Govt. of India <ref> “Railways in India for the year 1880-81” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’- presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1880-81; Appendix D, page xxxiv,  pdf 318  </ref>.
*1880-83, [[Attock Bridge]] Construction, Consultant Engineer in London <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Attock_Bridge Grace's Guide "Attock Bridge"]; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016</ref>. Consulting Engineer to the Indian State Railways <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilford_Lindsey_Molesworth Wikipedia "Guilford Lindsey Molesworth"]; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016</ref> and supervised the provision of ironwork supplied by Westwood, Baillie and Co. of London <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Westwood,_Baillie_and_Co Grace's Guide "Westwood, Baillie and Co."]; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016</ref>.
*1880-83, [[Attock Bridge]] Construction, Consultant Engineer in London <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Attock_Bridge Grace's Guide "Attock Bridge"]; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016</ref>. Consulting Engineer to the Indian State Railways <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilford_Lindsey_Molesworth Wikipedia "Guilford Lindsey Molesworth"]; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016</ref> and supervised the provision of ironwork supplied by Westwood, Baillie and Co. of London <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Westwood,_Baillie_and_Co Grace's Guide "Westwood, Baillie and Co."]; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016</ref>.


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Guilford Lindsey Molesworth (1828-1825)

For full biography see

Railway Achievements in India and Ceylon

The following extracted from Grace’s Guide 1925 Obituary [1].

  • 1854, started practice in London as a consulting engineer
  • 1859, left London for Ceylon, to take up all appointment as engineer and locomotive superintendent to the Ceylon Railway Company, then under construction.
  • 1862, when the line was taken over by the Government, he was appointed Chief Engineer.
  • 1866, became Director General of Railways and Director of Public Works to the Government of Ceylon
  • 1871-88, State Railways, Consulting Engineer to the Government of India for State Railways [2].
  • 1871-88, during his tenure of office, which extended to 1888, no less than 3,984 miles of railway were sanctioned, and 3,450 miles were opened
  • 1879, 10 Feb ‘Railway Conference’, Calcutta. Delegate as Consulting Engineer to Govt. of India [3].
  • 1880 , 6-13 Jan ‘Railway Conference’, Calcutta. Delegate as Consulting Engineer to Govt. of India [4].
  • 1880-83, Attock Bridge Construction, Consultant Engineer in London [5]. Consulting Engineer to the Indian State Railways [6] and supervised the provision of ironwork supplied by Westwood, Baillie and Co. of London [7].

References

  1. ↑ Grace’s Guide ‘Guilford Lindsey Molesworth’; Retrieved 2 Apr 2020
  2. ↑ Grace's Guide "Guilford Lindsey Molesworth"; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016
  3. ↑ British Library ‘India Office Records L/PARL/2/100 “Railways in India for the year 1878-79” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’-– presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1878-79; Para 23 , page 10
  4. ↑ “Railways in India for the year 1880-81” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’- presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1880-81; Appendix D, page xxxiv, pdf 318
  5. ↑ Grace's Guide "Attock Bridge"; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016
  6. ↑ Wikipedia "Guilford Lindsey Molesworth"; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016
  7. ↑ Grace's Guide "Westwood, Baillie and Co."; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016
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