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| − | '''Herbert Septimus Harington'''. Trained at [[Royal Indian Engineering College]], Cooper’s Hill, Surrey England | + | '''Herbert Septimus Harington''' |
| + | <br>b.20 Apr 1855 Ferozepore, Punjab; d.11 Nov 1913,buried Kanlog Cemetery, Shimla(Simla), Ref. FIBIS Journal No 40, page 29. Autumn 2018 <ref>FIBIS Journal No 40, page 29. Autumn 2018 <ref/> | ||
| + | <br>Trained at [[Royal Indian Engineering College]], Cooper’s Hill, Surrey England | ||
*[[Public Works Department]]; 1885, Assistant Engineer <ref name=name>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA514 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477)] Retrieved on 19 May 2016</ref>. | *[[Public Works Department]]; 1885, Assistant Engineer <ref name=name>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA514 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477)] Retrieved on 19 May 2016</ref>. | ||
| − | ==Railway Achievements== | + | ==Railway Achievements in India== |
*[[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]]; 1887, Assistant Engineer <ref name=name/>. | *[[:Category:State Railways|State Railways]]; 1887, Assistant Engineer <ref name=name/>. | ||
*Promoted to Executive Engineer; 1885 <ref name=name/>. | *Promoted to Executive Engineer; 1885 <ref name=name/>. | ||
*[[North Western Railway]]; 1890, Executive Engineer <ref name=icl> India Civil List 1890, page 41</ref> | *[[North Western Railway]]; 1890, Executive Engineer <ref name=icl> India Civil List 1890, page 41</ref> | ||
*[[Mari-Attock Railway]]; 1893, Engineer-in-Chief; 1898 Superintending Engineer; 1904 Chief Engineer <ref name=name/>. | *[[Mari-Attock Railway]]; 1893, Engineer-in-Chief; 1898 Superintending Engineer; 1904 Chief Engineer <ref name=name/>. | ||
| + | * [[Kalka-Simla Railway]] and [[Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway]], Chief Engineer <ref name=Grace>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Herbert_Septimus_Harington ‘Grace’s Guide/Inst of Mechanical Engineers Obituary 1914’ “'Herbert Septimus Harington” ] Retrieved on 21 Nov 2018</ref>. | ||
| + | * 1906 he attained the rank of Chief Engineer, first class. | ||
| + | *Reporting on [[Ceylon_Government_Railway#Narrow_Gauge_2_feet_6_Inches_.28NG.29| light railways in Ceylon ]] <ref name=Grace/>. | ||
| + | *[[Kashmir Railway| Kashmir Railway Survey]], acting as Engineer-in-Chief<ref name=Grace/> . The date is not specified but the railway was opened in 1890 <ref name=Grace/>. | ||
| + | *1908 appointed Director of Railway Construction, subsequently Chief Engineer under the Railway Board 1890 <ref name=Grace/>. | ||
| + | *1910 retirement | ||
| + | *1913 died whilst supervising the construction of a light railway system for the State of Patiala <ref name=Grace/>. This must refer to the [[Patiala State Monorail Trainways]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:56, 21 November 2018
Herbert Septimus Harington
b.20 Apr 1855 Ferozepore, Punjab; d.11 Nov 1913,buried Kanlog Cemetery, Shimla(Simla), Ref. FIBIS Journal No 40, page 29. Autumn 2018 Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag.
Railway Achievements in India
- State Railways; 1887, Assistant Engineer [1].
- Promoted to Executive Engineer; 1885 [1].
- North Western Railway; 1890, Executive Engineer [2]
- Mari-Attock Railway; 1893, Engineer-in-Chief; 1898 Superintending Engineer; 1904 Chief Engineer [1].
- Kalka-Simla Railway and Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway, Chief Engineer [3].
- 1906 he attained the rank of Chief Engineer, first class.
- Reporting on light railways in Ceylon [3].
- Kashmir Railway Survey, acting as Engineer-in-Chief[3] . The date is not specified but the railway was opened in 1890 [3].
- 1908 appointed Director of Railway Construction, subsequently Chief Engineer under the Railway Board 1890 [3].
- 1910 retirement
- 1913 died whilst supervising the construction of a light railway system for the State of Patiala [3]. This must refer to the Patiala State Monorail Trainways.
