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'''Guilford Lindsey Molesworth''' (1828-1925) For full biography see *[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Guilford_Lindsey_Molesworth Grace’s Guide ‘Guilford Lindsey Molesworth’]*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilford_Lindsey_Molesworth Wikipedia ‘Guilford Lindsey Molesworth’]*[https://ia801604.us.archive.org/26/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.30977/2015.30977.Life-Of-Sir-Guilford-L-Molesworth.pdf ‘Life of Sir Guilford L Molesworth KCIE ‘, biography by Guilford L Molesworth , London 1922; reproduced by ‘The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture Library, presented by Dr Baridbaran Mukerji . Note Index on pages 209-214, pdf 229-234]
==Railway Achievements in India and Ceylon==
The following extracted from 'Grace's Grace’s Guide'; 1925 Obituary <ref>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Guilford_Lindsey_Molesworth 'Grace's Grace’s Guide "Guilford ‘Guilford Lindsey Molesworth"Molesworth’];. Retrieved on 20 May 20182 Apr 2020</ref>* 1859, left London for Ceylon, to take up all appointment as engineer and locomotive superintendent to the [[Ceylon Railway Company]]., then under construction.* 1862, when the line was taken over by the Government, he was appointed Chief Engineer [[Ceylon Government Railway]].* 1866, became Director General of Railways and Director of Public Works to the Government of Ceylon;* 1871, made consulting engineer to the Government of India in connexion with State Railways, and during his tenure of office, which extended to 1888, no less than 3,984 miles of railway were sanctioned, and 3,450 miles were opened.
*1854, started practice in London as a consulting engineer
*1859, left London for Ceylon, to take up all appointment as engineer and locomotive superintendent to the [[Ceylon Government Railway|Ceylon Railway Company]], then under construction.
* 1862, when the line was taken over by the Government, he was appointed Chief Engineer.
* 1866, became Director General of Railways and Director of Public Works to the Government of Ceylon
* 1871-88, [[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]], Consulting Engineer to the Government of India for State Railways <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Guilford_Lindsey_Molesworth Grace's Guide "Guilford Lindsey Molesworth"]; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016</ref>.
*1871-88, during his tenure of office, which extended to 1888, no less than 3,984 miles of railway were sanctioned, and 3,450 miles were opened
*1879, 10 Feb ‘[[Railway Conference]]’, Calcutta. Delegate as Consulting Engineer to Govt. of India <ref >British Library ‘India Office Records L/PARL/2/100 “Railways in India for the year 1878-79” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’-– presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1878-79; Para 23 , page 10</ref>.
*1880 , 6-13 Jan ‘[[Railway Conference]]’, Calcutta. Delegate as Consulting Engineer to Govt. of India <ref> “Railways in India for the year 1880-81” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’- presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1880-81; Appendix D, page xxxiv, pdf 318 </ref>.
*1880-83, [[Attock Bridge]] Construction, Consultant Engineer in London <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Attock_Bridge Grace's Guide "Attock Bridge"]; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016</ref>. Consulting Engineer to the Indian State Railways <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilford_Lindsey_Molesworth Wikipedia "Guilford Lindsey Molesworth"]; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016</ref> and supervised the provision of ironwork supplied by Westwood, Baillie and Co. of London <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Westwood,_Baillie_and_Co Grace's Guide "Westwood, Baillie and Co."]; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016</ref>.
*1887, [[Khojak Rope Inclines]], Consulting Engineer to Government, the designs and drawings having been first submitted to him for approval <ref name=ICERopeway>[https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1893.20036 ‘Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Volume 112 Issue 1893, pp. 310-320 ‘The Khojak Rope-Inclines’ by W J Weightman ]; Retrieved on 18 Nov 2020</ref>.
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