William Danvers Waghorn

William Danvers Waghorn Sir Brig.Gen.(1867-1936)

Biography from Institution of Civil Engineers "Biographical Dictionary" .

• 1887, Commissioned as a Royal Engineer, periods of Military Service taking him away from India.

Railway Achievements

• 1889; Public Works Department(PWD), Assistant Engineer, posted to East Coast Railway survey
• 1894 Deputy Consulting Engineer for Railways, Bombay
• 1898 Promoted Executive Engineer
• 1903, Returned to India, succession of senior postings withn State Railways
• 1910, North Western Railway(NWR), Deputy Manager and officiating Manager
• 1913, North Western Railway(NWR), Deputy Agent
• 1914, Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway, Agent
• 1915, Deputy Director of Railway Construction
• 1916, North Western Railway(NWR), Agent
• 1919-24, Member of Raimway Board