James Carsewell

James Carsewell ( -1897) of the North British Railway

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1897 Obituary.

The death is announced of Mr James Carsewell, C.E., chief engineer of the North British Railway Company, which took place early this morning at his residence at Murrayfield. For over a week he had been complaining of a cold, but Wednesday last he was able to be in at his office for some little time. His illness, however, assumed a serious aspect during the last few days, being complicated with an internal malady, and he gradually became worse, expiring this morning.

Deceased was appointed to the position of engineer in chief 1879, succeeding Mr Bell, who resigned the position in that year. He was, before his connection with the North British Railway, resident engineer on the Monkland line, before its amalgamation with the Edinburgh and Glasgow. When the amalgamation of the latter with the North British took place deceased held his post until, on the resignation of the resident engineer of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, he was appointed engineer of the western section of the North British Company. While in the West he had to do with number of the extensive undertakings which the company have had on hand there, such as the extension of Queen Street Station and the erection of Craigendoran Pier.

Since his appointment to the position of chief engineer, he las had to do with several very large and important undertakings, such as the making of and Winchburgh sections, the doubling of the lines to Corstorphine, and also on the Glenfarg route, in connection with the Forth Bridge opening. Deceased, who is over 60 years of age, is survived by a widow and three sons and one daughter. One his sons is at present engineer on the western section of the North British Railway Company.

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