Guilford Lindsey Molesworth
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Guilford Lindsey Molesworth (1828-1825)
For full biography see
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
- 1879, 10 Feb ‘Railway Conference’, Calcutta. Delegate as Consulting Engineer to Govt. of India [3].
- 1880 , 6-13 Jan ‘Railway Conference’, Calcutta. Delegate as Consulting Engineer to Govt. of India [4].
- 1880-83, Attock Bridge Construction, Consultant Engineer in London [5]. Consulting Engineer to the Indian State Railways [6] and supervised the provision of ironwork supplied by Westwood, Baillie and Co. of London [7].
References
- ↑ Grace’s Guide ‘Guilford Lindsey Molesworth’; Retrieved 2 Apr 2020
- ↑ Grace's Guide "Guilford Lindsey Molesworth"; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ “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; pages 4-5
- ↑ Grace's Guide "Attock Bridge"; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016
- ↑ Wikipedia "Guilford Lindsey Molesworth"; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016
- ↑ Grace's Guide "Westwood, Baillie and Co."; Retrieved 11 Jul 2016
