John Brunton
John Brunton (1812-1899) [1]
Railway Achievements in India
- 1857, Appointed Chief Resident Engineer of Scinde Railway (Sind Railway) [2]
- 1858-62, 'Supervised the construction of the 108 miles(174km) of the Scinde Railway between Karachi and Kotri until its completion in 1862. His detailed "Description of the line and works of the Scinde Railway" [3] itemise the problems of building in the tropics.'
- He also surveyed the line of the Indus Valley State Railway and then returned to Britain.
- From 1870 Consulting Engineer to Karachi, being the Engineer to the Karachi Street Tramways which operated were operated by the East India Tramway Company.
His son William Arthur Brunton from 1857-70 was an Engineer with the Scinde Railway, the Indus Valley Railway and finally the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway [2].
Recommended Reading
The following book is 'Waiting for Review' by FIBIS "The Diary of John Brunton"
- Brunton, John, "The Diary of John Brunton, Engineer, East India Railway Company", Karchi: City Press, 1997. ISBN 99-8380-03-5. (Reprint version). Originally printed by Cambridge University Press, 1939. The Introduction to the book is available in Preview Google Books (Title transferred January 2016)
References
- ↑ Grace's Guide "John Brunton"; Retrieved 14 Jun 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Google Books "The Archaeology of an Early Railway System: The Brecon Forest Tramroads" by Stephen Hughes, page 126; Retrieved 14 Jun 2016
- ↑ Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 22, January 1863, pages 451-"Description of the line and works of the Scinde Railway" by John Brunton; Retrieved 14 Jun 2016