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<ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1892.20358Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers; Volume 109 Issue 1892, pp. 399-403”]; Retrieved on 5 Jun Apr 2016 </ref>
<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_St._John_Galwey "Graces Guide - William St. John Galwey”]; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016</ref>
*1857; '''[[East Indian Railway]] Company''' (EIR) as a Sub-Assistant Engineer. He was to have joined the staff employed on the works of the [[Soan Soane Bridge]], then in charge of Mr. [[Samuel Power]], but the Indian mutiny having broken out, he could not proceed up country, and so remained for the rest of that year in the office of the Chief Engineer, the late George Turnbull, in Calcutta.
**c.1858; Posted to EIR Monghyr district surveying the site for construction of the EIR [[Jamalpur]] locomotive workshops and facilities.
**1862; Promoted to Resident Engineer in charge of the works of the EIR [[Jamalpur]] locomotive works.
**1863; Appointed to take charge of a portion of the survey of the proposed [[First Chord Line (EIR)|EIR First Chord Line]], which was to shorten the distance between Calcutta and the North West Provinces by about 70 miles.
**c.1864; Attached to the office of the then EIR Chief Engineer, Mr. [[Samuel Power]], who was preparing plans for a railway bridge across the River Hooghly and for a terminus in Calcutta, in place of that in Howrah. In connection with this scheme, Galwey accompanied Mr. Power to England early in 1865. The project, although approved, was not carried out.
**1865; Whilst in England, however, he was employed under Mr. [[Samuel Power|Power]], in preparing plans and estimates for the above mentioned [[First Chord Line (EIR)|EIR First Chord Line]], 228 miles in length. On these plans and estimates the contract was let to Messrs. the [[Brassey, Wythes and PerryPartnership]], and the work was commenced in 1866
**1865; Engineer in charge of EIR Junction District including Kurraballie or Colliery branch, promoted 1867 to District Engineer
**1870; Engineer in charge of EIR Burdwan District, then Assanol engine-changing station facilities construction
