South Indian Railway Personnel

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South Indian Railway Personnel - a sub-section of South Indian Railway(SIR) page.

SIR Personnel by Department in Chronological Order

The following are notable, with period of service in post indicated.

Click on name to follow link where available for more information. This list is not complete


Agents of the South India Railway

Consulting Engineers to SIR

  • Robert White I.Mec.E., 1911-13. #p.67[1]

Chief Engineers, SIR

  • Mark W Carr, ?-1863
  • David Logan M.Inst.C. , 1863-1866 and 1869-96, SIR Chief Engineer. #p.45[1], #p.215[1]. Also construction of Pondicheri Railway, 1878-79. #p.16[1], p.213[1]. Formerly Engineer with Great Southern of India Railway [3]
  • John Thorpe Lewis M.Inst.C.E., SIR Chief Engineer 1906-15; formerly SIR Engineer from 1893. #p216[1], [4]
  • Percy Rothera, SIR Chief Engineer 1922-25; formerly Engineer 1898-1922. From 1925-36, SIR Agent. #p.210[1], [2]
  • Richard Harington Martin, 1928-36, SIR Chief Engineer #p.213, p.245; formerly 1912-28 SIR District Engineer. #p.178[1], #p.214[1]
  • C.Middleton, 1939-41, SIR Chief Engineer. #p.213[1]
  • A R Edington, 1947-48, SIR Chief Engineer. #p.213[1]

Chief Mechanical Engineers

  • Charles Edwin Crighton, 1890-1903, SIR Chief Mechanical Engineer, #p.212[1]; 1880-1890 SIR Locomotive and Carriage Superintendent; 1867- 1880 SIR Resident Engineer and Locomotive Superintendent, before 1867 with Great Southern of India Railway [5]
  • W B Reynolds, 1903-14, SIR Chief Mechanical Engineer. #p.212[1]
  • V Crighton, 1914-22, SIR Chief Mechanical Engineer. #p.212[1]
  • P F Tweedie, 1922-27, SIR Chief Mechanical Engineer. #p.212[1]

Locomotive and Carriage Superintendents, SIR

  • G Crighton, 1918. #p.5[1]

Executive Engineers

  • H W Perry, 1907. #p63[1]

Other Records

1905 Civil List records the following from the Public Works Department - State Railways being deployed to the SIR  :–

References