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Gales
- 1887-95, North Western Railway(NWR) Survey and construction work [1].
- 1895-1900, NWR Assistant Manager and East Coast Railway; and Deputy Manager Eastern Bengal Railway [1].
- 1901-05, Curzon Bridge, Allahabad Executive Engineer and Engineer-in-Chief, see 'References' [2]
- 1905-08, Bombay-Sind Connection Rly. Survey Engr.-in-Chief,and Coonoor—Ootacamund Mountain Rly.Engr.-in-Chief,,
1909-15, Engr.-in-Chief, Hardinge Bridge over the Lower Ganges at Sara,
- 1908-12?, Sara Ghat Bridge, Engineer-in-Chief, when completed the bridge was inaugerated as the 'Empress Bridge' and formed a vital link in the Eastern Bengal State Railway. This was a major engineering challenge as fully described in the 'The Engineer' of October 1914 [3]
1915-17, Chief Engr. with the Rly. Bd.
1917-19, North Western Railway(NWR) Agent, N.W. Rly.,
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1922_Who's_Who_In_Engineering:_Name_G Grace's Guide "Who's Who 1922"]; Retrieved 16 Jul 2016
- ↑ The British Library India Office Records Photograph shelfmark 430/58 "The Curzon Bridge" carries the following description:- The Curzon Bridge over the River Ganges at Allahabad. 15 spans of 200 feet. Started 8th November 1902. Opened for Railway Traffic 15th June 1905. Opened for Road Traffic 20th December 1905'. Above this in the top corner is the note: 'With R.R. Gale's compliments'. Print 1 is a portrait of Gale, the Engineer-in-Chief, and his assistants and the remaining photographs provide a chronological record of the bridge's construction from December 1902 to December 1905.; Retrieved 16 Jul 2016
- ↑ The Engineer October 1914, pages 316-318- "Bridge over the Lower Ganges" reproduced by Grace's Guide; Retrieved 16 Jul 2016