East Indian Railway Personnel

- a sub-section of East Indian Railway(EIR) page.

EIR Personnel by Department in Chronological Order

Click on name to follow link where available for more information. This list is not complete

The following are notable, with period of service in post indicated.

EIR Agents ^[1] ^[2]
- Rowland Macdonald Stephenson Sir; Agent 1853-57. - See "East Indian Railway - History" page
- Edward Palmer; 1857-73. He was also the first Honorary Colonel of the East Indian Railway Regiment formed in 1869 ^[3]
- Cecil Mackintosh Stephenson; 1873-75. Previously 1858-65 Secretary to Agent.
- Bradford Leslie, Sir; 1876-87. Previously 1876-82 Chief Engineer.
- David Wilkinson Campbell; 1887-91. Previously 1863-1887 Locomotive Superintendent
- Richard Gardiner Lt.Col R.E.; 1891-99.
- James Douglas; 1899-1907.
- William Arthur Dring Sir; 1907-12. Previously 1897-1907, General Traffic Manager.
- Robert S Highet, Sir; 1912-18.
- J A Marshall; 1918-19
- Geo Colvin, Sir; 1921-33
- Hugh Hannay, Sir; 1933-34
- J A Bell; 1935-39

Secretary to Agent ^[2].
- Cecil Mackintosh Stephenson; 1858-65. From 1873 became Agent,
- T Lovelock; 1866-72
- W H Russell; 1872-78
- P Wagstaff; 1878-1900
- H Wood; 1900--

EIR Consulting Engineers
- James Meadows Rendel; EIR's first Consulting Engineer appointed 1847, designed Son Bridge, died 1857 and suceeded by his son ^[4]
- Alexander Meadows Rendel; Consulting Engineer to the EIR 1855-87 - Naini Bridge; Lansdowne Bridge; Jubilee Bridge ^[5]
- William Erskine Baker, General Sir; Public Works Department, Consulting Engineer to EIR on opening of the line to the Ganges at Rajmehal, 1860 ^[6].

EIR Chief Engineers ^[2].
- George Turnbull; 1851-63.
- Samuel Power; 1863-1869. Previously General Assistant to the EIR Chief Engineer George Turnbull ^[7].
- G Sibley; 1868-76. Previously 1862-68 Chief Engineer, Upper Provinces, Allahabad.
- Bradford Leslie, Sir; 1876-82. From 1882 became EIR Agent.
- Charles Henry Denham; 1882-89. Previously had joined staff in EIR in 1852.
- Frederick Ewart Robertson; 1889-97. Previously with Public Works Department - State Railways
- Edward Herbert Stone; 1897-1903
- C F Findlay; 1903
- R S Highet; 1903--

EIR Chief Auditors ^[2].
- Rob Roberts; 1863-77
- E C S Mackenzie; 1877-92
- J Douglas; 1893-1899
- T Bashford; 1899--

EIR General Traffic Managers
- F Cox; 1858-59 ^[2].
- J C Batchelor; 1860-78. From 1860-66 Traffic Manager, Howrah ^[2].
- B P W Smyth; ?-1866 Traffic Manager, Allahabad ^[2].
- Noblett St. Leger Carte; 1878-? Traffic Manager for EIR on the death of J C Batchelor ^[8].
- William Arthur Dring; 1897-1907. From became 1907 EIR Agent ^[2].

EIR Locomotive Superintendents ^[2].
- John Hodgson; 1855-57, EIR Locomotive Workshops, Howrah ^[9], then Allahabad ^[10].
- Charles Lingard Stokes; 1857-63.
- P D Nicholl; c.1856-1863, Locomotive Superintendent, Upper Provinces, Allahabad
- David Wilkinson Campbell; 1863-1887, EIR Locomotive Workshops, Jamalpur. From became 1887 EIR Agent
- John Strachan; 1887-1890, Jamalpur
- Alan Wood Rendell; 1890-1901, Jamalpur
- Tomyns Reginald Browne; 1901--, Jamalpur. Previously 1899-1901, Carriage and Wagon Superintendent, Howrah and Lillooah

EIR Carriage and Wagon Superintendents ^[2].
- Robert Webb Pearce; 1855-1889. Carriage and Wagon Workshop, Howrah ^[11]
- Richard Pearce; 1889-98. Carriage and Wagon Workshop, Howrah
- Tomyns Reginald Browne; 1899-1901. Carriage and Wagon Workshop, Howrah and from 1900 at Lillooah. From 1901 Locomotive Superintendent
- H K Bamber; 1901-- Carriage and Wagon Workshop, Lillooah

EIR Colliery Superintendents ^[2].
- J F Cockburn; 1859-71
- T E Dunn; 1871-76
- I J Witty; 1876-79
- R H Abbatt; 1879-80
- Wybrants George Olpherts; 1880-81
- W Saise Dr; 1881-1905
- T H Ward; 1905--

EIR Chief Medical Officers ^[2].
- R G Griffith; 1893-1902
- J S Brooke; 1902--

Heads of Store Department ^[2].
- T F Campbell, 1858-60, General Store-keeper
- D Murray; 1860-62, General Store-keeper
- A C Bell; 1863-64, Principal Store-keeper
- G H W Conroy; 1864-83, Chief Store-keeper
- J Oates; 1883-98, Chief Store-keeper. From 1886 Controller of Stores
- W Humphries; 1898-1902, Controller of Stores
- T A White; 1903--, Controller of Stores

EIR Engineering Department
- George Barclay Bruce; c.1851-53. Engineer on construction of Calcutta section ^[12], (actually the Howrah section).
- William St. John Galwey; 1857-72. Construction of EIR Locomotive Workshops at Jamalpur ; Survey of the EIR ‘First Chord line’; District Engineer. In 1872 transferred to State Railways^[13].

EIR Directors, London based
- Frederick Smith Stanton Major General R.E.; 1887-92. Board of the East Indian Railway Company, based in London, this following his retirement as Director General of Indian Railways,after 27 years service with the State Railways.^[14].

↑ “Symphony of Progress - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 114
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone Appendix A, pages 277-279, pdf pages 332-334; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
↑ Grace's Guide "History of the EIR, Chapter V; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
↑ Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone, pages 6 and 18, pdf pages 27 and 39; Retrieved 12 Jun 2016
↑ Wikipedia "Alexander Meadows Rendel"; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
↑ "Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 12
↑ Institution of Civil Engineers Proceedings Volume 33 Issue 1872, 1872, pp. 240-241 ; Retrieved 5 Jun 2016
↑ Grace's Guide "J C Batchelor"; Retrieved 8 Jun 2016
↑ "Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003" published by the Eastern Railway, Kolkata 2003, page 7 and 11
↑ Grace's Guide " John Hodgson"; Retrieved 7 Jun 2016
↑ Institution of Mechanical Engineers "Obituary Robert Webb Pearce May 1890", page 292
↑ Grace's Guide "George Barclay Bruce"; Retrieved on 24 Jun 2016
↑ "Graces Guide - William St. John Galwey”; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016
↑ "Grace's Guide - Frederick Smith Stanton”; Retrieved on 5 Jun 2016