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*1862 Dec; Assistant Engineer in the Indian '''[[Public Works Department]]''', posted to the Central Provinces on the Great Deccan Road, which formed part of the main line of communication between Calcutta and Bombay; reaching Second Grade Executive Engineer in March, 1869.
*1870 Jan; Railway survey work to the '''[[Wardha Valley Railway]]''', and was enlisted in the new State Railway Service initiated by Lord Mayo's Government in May, 1870, and posted to the '''[[Holkar State Railway|Indore State Railway]]''', receiving promotion to First Grade Executive Engineer in March, 1871.
*1874 Dec; after a short term of service on the '''[[Punjab Northern State Railway]]''', then under construction, he was transferred in July, 1875, to the '''[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]]''(see note)'', then to the '''[[Sindia State Railway]]''', and subsequently to the '''[[Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway|Rutlam Neemuch Nusserabad Railway]]'''.
*1875 Aug.Superintendent of Way and Works of the '''[[Rajputana State Railway]]'''. While thus employed he was promoted to Third Class Superintending Engineer in May, 1877, and to the Second Class in June, 1880.
*1880 Jul; on leave, during which time he had charge of the students on the practical course at the '''[[Royal Indian Engineering College]]''' at Coopers Hill
A fluent French scholar and a frequent speaker on Indian railway work, it was natural that his interest in India should not cease with his career in the service of Government. He therefore commenced practice, on leaving India, as Consulting Engineer in London, and, among other works, the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) '''[[Nilgiri Mountain Railway|Nilgri Mountain ]]''' rack railway and the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) '''[[Southern Punjab Railway]]''' were constructed under his guidance.
''Note - Graces's Guide quotes from the Inst C.Eng 1903 Obituary for Horace Bell 'he was transferred in July, 1875, to the Rajputana Malwa Railway'. This is not correct the [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]] was not created until 1881-82, possibly the entry should read [[Rajputana State Railway]] where he was posted in August 1875.''
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