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William Sinclair Smith Bisset
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William Sinclair Smith Bisset. Joined the Public Works Department; 1866, Assistant Engineer, Railway Branch, Bengal
Railway Achievements
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- Asst Consulting Engineer, Bengal; Jul 1870
- Darjiling Railway Survey - see seperate page for further information; Oct 1870
- Holkar State Railway; Nov 1870, promoted Executive Engineer Mar 1871
- Deputy Consulting Engineer for Guaranteed Railways; Jul 1870
- Holkar State Railway on special duty; Dec 1875
- Madras famine relief works; 1877
- Served in Afghan War 1878-80(medal)
- Rajputana State Railway and Sindia State Railway Manager; Sep 1879
- Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Agent; 1885
- C.I.E. Jun 1888
- Offg. Dir-Gen of Railways and Dep-Secretary to Government of India, Public Works Department; Jul 1894
- K.C.I.E. Jun 1897
- Govt Director of Indian Railway Companies, India Office; Nov 1897
- Retired from Army; Nov 1898
- Retired from India Office Jun 1901
References
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 442 Retrieved on 19 Feb 2018