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Charles Buchanan Ker

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'''Charles Buchanan Ker'''

*1849 August 17th. The [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] Company (GIPR) entered into a contract with the [[East India Company]] for the construction and operation of an experimental line, from Bombay to or near Callian, with a view to an extension thereof to Malsej Ghaut. <ref name=GIPR>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway Gracess Gide "Great Indian Peninsula Railway which quotes from 'Morning Post' - Saturday 18 August 1849""]; Retrieved on 25 Jun 2016</ref>.
*The Court of Directors of the [[East India Company]] appointed [[James John Berkeley ]] as Chief Resident Engineer with '''Charles Buchanan Ker''' and [[Robert W Graham]] as his assistants <ref name=GIPR/>

==Railway Acheivements in India==
*1850->, GIPR Second Engineer on construction of the GIPR [[Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway#Bhore_Ghat_Railway_Incline_-_between_Kalyan_and_Poona| Bhore Ghat Railway Incline]]
*1859, GIPR Civil Engineer <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Charles_Buchanan_Ker Grace's Guide "Charles Buchanan Ker"]; Retrieved on 25 Jun 2016</ref>.

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