Robert White
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Robert White (1842-1925)
Railway Achievements
- 1869, entered the service of the Great Southern of India Railway as assistant engineer, and remained, in India in the service of that Company, and of its successor - the South Indian Railway [1]
- 1878-9, Deputy Chief Engineer responsible for construction of the SIR Pondicherry Branch and the Pondicherry Railway, French section[2].
- Then until 1881 rising to the position of acting Engineer and Chief Engineer of the line. During his service in India he was in charge of the construction of a large portion of what is now the metre-gauge system of the South Indian Railway [1].
- 1881, retired from India, in private consultancy based in England.
- 1888, joined George Barclay Bruce in partnership. The partnership were the Consulting Engineers for the South Indian Railway [1].
- 1902 Sectional Locomotive Committee from its formation in 1902, and on the Locomotive Conference formed at the request of the Secretary of State for India to prepare designs for standard types of locomotives for Indian Railways, and on the Sub-Committee on Iron for Railway Rolling Stock [1].
- 1908, on the death of Sir George Barclay Bruce he continued the practice of the firm under his own name [1].
- c.1910, Pamban Viaduct, designed by Robert White, the SIR Company’s Consulting Engineer in London. The bridge was constructed in England under his supervision [3].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Grace’s Guide "Robert White"; Retrieved on 21 Jun 2016
- ↑ British Library ‘India Office Records L/PARL/2/100 “Railways in India for the year 1878-79” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’-– presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1878-79; Para 6
- ↑ Southern Railway Heritage Centre "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951” page 67
