Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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Charles William Bruce
From Graces Guide
Charles William Bruce (1871- )
1922 Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.Mech.E., M.R.San.I., Civil Engineer, Barelily-Izatnagar, United Provinces, India,; b. 1871; m. 1899 (one d.). Ed. Gordon's College, Aberdeen, Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. Apprenticeship with Walker and Duncan, Aberdeen. On completion joined the Glasgow and Paisley, Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Lines, 1892; Bengal and North Western Railway, India, 1896; transferred to Rohilkund and Kurmasn Railway, 1903. Chief Works: Gumti Bridge, Bengal and North Western Railway, 13 spans, zoo feet, £30,000; Ganges Bridge, Rohilkund and Kurmasn Railway, 20 spans, too feet, toc,000; Sardah Bridge, Rohilkund and Kurmasn Railway, 19 spans, 8o feet, ioo,o0c. War Services.—Collection and dispatch of railway materials; " mentioned."