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Percy Rothera, Sir M.Inst.C.E.

Railway Achievements

References from "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951". [1] With page numbers indicated #p.

  • 1898,South Indian Railway(SIR) as Assistant Engineer and rose through various grades to become Chief Engineer in 1922. #p.210
  • 1914, his work on "Renewal of Large Span Girders in Southern India", presented to the Institution of Civil Engineers was recognised. #p.210
  • WW1, war duties in Mesopotamia and returned to SIR. #p.210
  • 1922, SIR Chief Engineer. #p.213, #p.211
  • 1925-35, Agent of South Indian Railway Company (SIR) #p.210 and Pondicherry Railway Company [2]
  • 1926-35, Railway Board Chief Executive. #p.210
  • 1930, Indian Railway Conference Association President. #p.210
  • 1935, Retired. #p.210

References

  1. Southern Railway Heritage Centre,Trichinopoly "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951". With page numbers indicated #p.
  2. Bombay High Court “The Pondicherry Railway Company ... vs The Commissioner Of Income-Tax on 26 March, 1931 Paragraphs 8,11,12”; Retrieved 18 June 2016