Railway scratchpad

This page is purely to assist me, Hugh Wilding, in getting together whatever for the railway pages in FibiWiki. The content is likely to change without warning so do not link to here if you wish to preserve your sanity! <VBG>

Railway folk

A proposed page for external links to websites with personal/career/family histories of people connected with railway systems in India.

Frederick Dibblee (in India 1864-1888), now an archived website.

India List & India Office List 1905

Cantopher

Cantopher, Bernard William, M.I.C.E., late India Public Works Dept. - Apptd. to the dept., 29th Aug., 1873, and posted to state railways; transfd. to Bengal, Aug., 1881; again employed on railways, from Nov., 1883; exec. engr., May, 1884; services lent to Mahratta railway co., 1888-89; offg. engr.-in-chief, Burma state railway, Sept.-Dec., 1893; retd., Oct., 1901.

India List and India Office List for 1905 : compiled from official records by direction of the Secretary of State for India in Council (London: Harrison & Sons, 1905), p 456, col b. [A Record of Service was only included for those earning Rs.1000 or more a month. See section front sheet for further details.]

Keily

Keily, Henry Gerald, V.D., late Indian State Rlys. (G.I.P.Rly.) (b. 3rd Feb., 1874).- Joined the service as draughtsman, 21st Feb., 1896; asst. loco. supt., March, 1898; dist. ditto, July 1901; dep. transportation supt., March, 1926; confd., June, 1927; retd., Feb., 1932.

The India Office List for 1933 : compiled from official records by direction of the Secretary of State for India in Council (London: Harrison & Sons, 1933), p 692, col b. [A Record of Service was only included for those earning Rs.1000 or more a month. See section front sheet for further details.]

Indian Railways (IR)

Although likely to be outside the time period (1850-1947) of most interest to FibiWiki readers, many of the current consituents of IR seem to have history pages etc. Another list of external links.

South Eastern Railways - follow General tab (successor to the Bengal Nagpur Railway)

East Central Railway - follow About us link (History page not yet written)

Indian Railway Service of Engineers History pages

The Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History "The railways of India, 1853-1953"

"Communications" Nagpur District Gazetteer [information about historical background of many railways in Nagpur area].