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Joseph Elston
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Joseph Elston was trained at the Thomason Civil Engineering College at Roorkee.
- Joined the Public Works Department; 1871, Apprentice Engineer[1].
Railway Achievements
- State Railways; 1872, Assistant Engineer[1].
- Promoted Executive Engineer; 1883[1].
- Villupuram-Dharmavaram Railway; 1890, Executive Engineer[2]
- Gauhati Railway Survey; 1898, Engineer-in-Chief[1].
- Retired; 1901[1].
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 488 (pdf page 451) Retrieved on 18 May 2016
- ↑ India Civil List 1890, page 41