Guilford Lindsey Molesworth

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Guilford Lindsey Molesworth (1828-1825)

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Railway Achievements in India and Ceylon

The following extracted from Grace’s Guide 1925 Obituary [1].

  • 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 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, State Railways, Consulting Engineer to the Government of India for State Railways [2].
  • 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
  • 1880-83, Attock Bridge Construction, Consultant Engineer in London [3]. Consulting Engineer to the Indian State Railways [4] and supervised the provision of ironwork supplied by Westwood, Baillie and Co. of London [5].

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