1861 Thackers: East Indian Railway









Pages from the 1861 Thacker's Directory for Bengal and other territories
Detail for the East Indian Railway entry. The list of names below is not comprehensive - check out the images for full information
London Board of Directors (p.41)
- Robert Wigram Crawford - Chairman
- James Cosmo Melvill
- Joseph Baxendale
- John Cattley
- J. D. De Vitre
- George Bonham
- James Beaumont
- Alexander Nairne
- George Grenfell Glyn
- Rowland Macdonald Stephenson
- M. and G. Rendel - Consulting Engineers
- D. I. Noad - Secretary
Calcutta Office (p.41)
- Edward Palmer - Agent in India
- G. M. Barton - Assistant Agent
- C. S. Rundle - Transport Establishment
Principal Railway Contractors (p.42)
Engineer's Office, Bengal
- George Turnbull - Chief Engineer
- N. H. Thomson - Assistant to the Chief Engineer
- F. Aitchison - Assistant Engineer
- J. W. Inglis - Sub-Assistant Engineer
- E. A. D'Cruz - Chief Clerk
- John Gore - Head Draughtsman
- J. Hastings - Architectural Draughtsman
North-West Provinces (Allahabad)
- Cecil Stephenson - Deputy Agent
- R. K. Sutherland - Clerk
- George Sibley - Chief Engineer
- D. W. Campbell - Locomotive Superintendent
- B. Gower - Assistant Locomotive Superintendent
- B. Smyth - Traffic Manager
- N. St. Leger Carter - Assistant Traffic Manager
- E. J. Firth - Store Keeper
- A. V. Seymour Assistant
Jubulpore Line
- H. P. Le Mesurier - Chief Engineer
- J. W. James - District Engineer
- C. W. Campbell - Resident Engineer
- A. Grant - Resident Engineer
- J. Haywood - Resident Engineer
- M. Beazeley - Resident Engineer
- J. L. Anley - Resident Engineer
- W. B. Carter - Resident Engineer
- D. M. De Michell - Resident Engineer
- A. H. McNair - Resident Engineer
- J. Lewis - Assistant Engineer
- W. Kelsey - Assistant Engineer
- J. M. Easton - Assistant Engineer
- C. C. Downes - Assistant Engineer
- H. Baker - Assistant Engineer
- W. H. Olpherts - Assistant Engineer
- J. P. Le Mesurier - Sub-Assistant Engineer
- C. B. Consens - Sub-Assistant Engineer
- F. FitzJames - Sub-Assistant Engineer
- C. W. Hope - Sub-Assistant Engineer
Jumna Bridge Works (p.42)
- J. F. Strong - Resident Engineer
District Engineers (p.42)
- C. J. Spencer - Mizapore
- W. H. R. Curll - Delhi
- H. L. Smith - Agra
- J. Parry - Beerbhoom, Rampore, Haut
- W. Phillips - Cawnpore
- J. E. Wilson - Beerbhoom, Soorol
- M. Betagh - Futtehpore
- W. Bourne - Raneegunge, Burrakur extension
- T. M. Vigors - Rajmehal
- R. V. Boyle - Shafabad, Arrah
- No Name shown - Soane Bridge
- Graham Peddie - Benares
- R. Henan - Bhaugulpore
- C. F. White - Howrah
Resident Engineers (p.42)
- C. C. Adley - Superintendent Electric Telegraph
- James Carmichael - Deputy Superintendent Electric Telegraph
- - Rowley - Assistant Superintendent Electric Telegraph
- W. T. Palin - Patna
- T. R. Shervinton - Buxar
- W. Young - Buxar
- James Collet - Etawah
- J. F. Cockburn - Kurhurballie Colliery
- W. D. Latimer - Pakour
- C. H. Denham - Rajmehal
- G. R. Boyce - Delhi
- C. L. McAdam - Barr
- H. C. Cowley - Agra
- J. Sturmer - Hollohur
- W. Kelly - Doomraon
- G. A. G. Glinn - N. Rajmehal
- H. C. Levinge - Colong
- F. Burr - Colong
- A. H. Vaux - Monghyr
- E. B. Harris - Monghyr
- H. Lambert - Arrah
- A. C. Bell - S. Beerbhoom, Synthea
- W. Purcell - Kuel Division
- H. Figg - Cawnpore
- J. Baillie - Cawnpore
- W. P. Stack - Mirzapore
- R. Hildebrand - Mirzapore
- G. Broadrie - Mirzapore
- A. C. Murray - Agra
- J. Mitchel - Delhi
Assistant Engineers (p.43)
- J. Wyatt - Nulhatee
- E. J. Meara - Raneegunge, Burrakur
- A. J. Whalley - Burdwan
- J. M. Maclure - Singarron Branch
- R. Heathcote - Allahabad
- H. Cabry - Allahabad
- T. O. Snow - Futtehpore
- T. P. Williams - Futtehpore
- J. Perrot - Futtehpore
- J. Barry - Futtehpore
- R. Bloomfield - Futtehpore
- C. Goodman - Futtehpore
- G. Smith, Junior - Monghyr
- W. J. Galway - Monghyr
- C. B. Le Mesurier - Agra
- J. A. G. Gilmour - Agra
- W. Parker - Agra
- J. H. Seiveking - Bhaugulpore
- W. L. Perry - Jehangerah
- J. C. Sharp - S. Beerbhoom, Sooral
- T. E. Dunn - N. Beerbhoom, Sooral
- C. J. Hampton - N. Rampore Haut
- W. J. Bernard - N. Plusa
- J. Bill - Patna
- C. Chambers Patna, Hollohur
- E. J. Morgan - Patna, Barrh
- T. M. Quill - Patna, Barrh
- E. Allen - Patna, Barrh
- F. G. Brooks - S. Rajmahal
- E. S. B. Pereira - S. Rajmahal
- W. A. D. Anley - N. Rajmahal
- W. E. Orr - Central Rajmahal
- G. A. G. Anley - Central Rajmahal
- R. A. Williams - Central Rajmahal
- G. R. Long - Colgong
- B. Schmidt - Soane District
- G. Thomas - Soane District
- R. Longlands - Soane District
- W. E. Brooks - Chunar
- W. Kelsey - Chunar
- R. T. Mallet - Mirzapore
- B. Span - Mirzapore
- R. S. Blunderll - Mirzapore
- G. Perry - Mirzapore
- F. Simms - Delhi
- N. M. Cummins - Delhi
- J. Golding - Delhi
- F. L. Hildebrand - Cawnpore
- No name - Howrah
Kurhurbalee Colliery (p.43)
- H. Mabert - Superintendent
- W. E. Capes - First Assistant
- D. G. Gore - Second Assistant
Electric Telegraph (p.43)
Howrah (p.43)
- J. C. Batchelor - Traffic manager
- F. G. Channon -- Assistant Traffic Manager
- R. C. S. Mackenzie - Auditor of Traffic Department
Locomotive, Carriage and Steam Department
- C. Lingard Stokes - Chief Superintendent
- P. D. Nichol - Assistant Locomotive Superintendent
- R. W. Pearce - Assistant Carriage Superintendent
- Thomas Warren - District Forman, Locomotives
Workshops at Howrah (P.43)
- J. Kerridge - Foreman of Running Engines
- T. Mackley - Assistant Foreman of Running Engines
- W. Hay - Foreman of Erecting Shops
- Thomas Ashcroft - Foreman of Turning Shop
- D. Thomas - Foreman of Smiths' Shops
- B. Robinson - Foreman of Coppersmith Foundry
- J. Merredew - Foreman of Boiler Makers Shop
- F. Lindley - Foreman of Paint Shops
- W. Watson - Foreman of Pattern Makers Shops
Steam-Boat Department
- J. Cuthbertson - Foreman of Marine Engines
- W. Hamilton - Foreman of Erecting Shop
- T. Moran - Foreman of Smiths and Boiler Shops
- J. Costain - Foreman of Carpenter's Shops
- J. Gaul - Foreman of Running Engines at Burdwan
- E. Brotherhood - Foreman of Running Engines at Raneegunge
- W. Fairweather - Foreman of Running Engines at Rampore Haut
- J. Neil - Foreman of Running Engines at Rajmahal
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