9,628
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
no edit summary
'''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 Grace's 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/>
