G Sibley
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G Sibley
Railway Achievements
- 1859-65 Engineer-in-Charge of construction of the Naini Bridge
- 1862-68 Chief Engineer, Upper Provinces, Allahabad.
- 1868-76 Chief Engineer East Indian Railway on retirement of George Turnbull [1]
- 1876 Retired
Anecdotal References
From "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone page 42 [2] concerning the construction of the Naini Bridge.
- 'The bridge over the Jumna at Allahabad was opened for traffic on the 15th August, 1865. It had taken nearly 8 years to construct and its completion wm a subject for much congratulation ; it was the middle link in the long chain of unbroken communication established by the East Indian Railway, for the first time in the history of India, between the right bank of the Hooghly at Calcutta and the left bank of the Jumna at Delhi. Mr. Sibley, the Chief Engineer of the North-West Provinces and Messrs. Collett and Donne, the District and Assistant Engineers and the subordinate staff under them received the thanks of Government and the encomiums of the Board.'
