North Western Railway Personnel
North Western Railway (NWR) Personnel
Click on name to follow link where available for more information. This list is not complete
There are no staff agreements for NWR personnel held at the British Library in the India Office Records.
Public Works Department
There are some records for personnel deployed from the Public Works Department Railway Branch or State Railways to NWR.
The most notable of these are as follows
NWR Personnel - Chronological Order
- Horace Bell, 1881 July to October, officiated as Director of the NWR [1]
- Henry Francis Storey, 1886, Superintending Engineer
- Robert Trefusis Mallet, 1886, Chief Engineer [2].
- Henry Francis Storey, 1886, Superintending Engineer [3]
- Vans Righy, 1886-90 , Superintendent Way and Works [4].
- Alfred Brereton, 1887 Executive Engineer; 1888, District Traffic Superintendent; 1891, Deputy Manager, 1891-93 [5].
- James Adam, 1887 , Assistant Engineer [6]
- William Henry Cole, 1888 Assistant Superintendent Way and Works; 1888; Executive Engineer, 1888-98 [7].
- James Samuel Brown, 1889-90 Officiating Deputy Manager; 1895 and 1896, Offg Engineer-in-Chief; 1899 Superintendent Engineer (temp) [8].
- Reuben William Roberts, 1890-96, Executive Engineer [9].
- Frederick Robert Upcott, 1890, Executive Engineer [10].
- Thomas Elmitt Curry, 1890, Executive Engineer [11]; 1899, Superintendent Engineer; 1899-1902 [12].
- Herbert Septimus Harington, 1890-93, Executive Engineer [13].
- George Frederick Wilson Col. R.E., 1891-8, Deputy Manager [14].
- Charles William Hodson, 1891, Superintendent Way and Works and 1894-96 on NWR Mushkaf-Bolan Railway [15].
- William Michell, 1892, NWR in-charge of the Sukkur Division, then Rawal Pindi Division. In 1893 the abnormal floods in his district did a great deal of damage to the line, and he was commended for his work in completing the temporary bridge over the Haro river during the floods in July. 1896 NWR Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. [16]
- Willoughby Verner Constable, 1893-98, Deputy Manager [17].
- Ronald Chapman Beeston, 1893, Executive Engineer [18]
- Hugh Lewin Monk, 1896-98, Engineer-in-chief Railway Surveys [19]
- Henry Parsall Burt, 1896-1907. Posted from State Railways. 1896, NWR Deputy Traffic Superintendent; 1901, Deputy Manager; (1901-1907 posted to other railways); 1907 NWR Manager; Lieut. Col. commanding N. W. Railway Rifles [20] [21].
- William Danvers Waghorn. Posted from State Railways. 1910-13, NWR Deputy Manager and officiating Manager; 1913 NWR Deputy Agent; 1916 Agent [22].
National Archives
There are at least two records at the National Archives
- Victor Hope Boalth, NWR Chief Commercial Manager, Railway service: 1895-1927 [23].
- Frank Montagu George Wheeler, NWR Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, Railway service: 1931-1949 [24]
References
- ↑ "Grace's Guide - Horace Bell”; Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 560 (pdf page 523 Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ "Grace's Guide - Henry Francis Storey”; Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 600 (pdf page 563) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 448 (pdf page 411) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 423 (pdf page 386 ) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 464 (pdf page 427) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 449 (pdf page 412) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ India Civil List 1890, page 40/41
- ↑ “India Civil List” 1890, page 40/41
- ↑ India Civil List 1890, page 41
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 475 (pdf page 438) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 648 (pdf page 611) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 521 (pdf page 484 Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ "Grace's Guide - William Michell”; Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 437 (pdf page 400) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books "India List and India Office List, 1905" page 569 (pdf page 532) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books "1905 Civil List" page 453; Retrieved on 13 Jul 2016
- ↑ The Indian Biographical Dictionary "Burt, Henry Parsall"; Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016
- ↑ Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary - Waghorn, William Danvers"; Retrieved on 13 Jul 2016
- ↑ RAIL 1156/20/36 Victor Hope Boalth: Chief Commercial Manager, North Western Railway of India. Birth: 12 September 1872, Sumbolpore, India. Railway service: 1895-1927] Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ RAIL 1156/26/40 Frank Montagu George Wheeler: Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, North Western Railway, India. Birth: 22 July 1907, London. Railway service: 1931-1949] Retrieved on 30 May 2016