George Turnbull (engineer)
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George Turnbull was a Scottish engineer. He was responsible from 1851 to 1863 for the construction of the first Indian long-distance railway line: Calcutta to Benares up beside the Ganges river, 541 m
George Turnbull
George Turnbull, 1868
George Turnbull, 1835, Bute Docks, Cardiff, Wales
East Indian Railway built by George Turnbull
East Indian Railway Company
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The East Indian Railway Company, operating as the East Indian Railway, introduced railways to East India and North India, while the Companies such as the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, South Indian R
George Turnbull (engineer)
…other tunnels for the first 20 miles out of London, and making the first plans for King's Cross station. In 1850 he was appointed Chief Engineer of the East Indian Railway, building 1851–1862 India's first main-line railway 541 miles (871kms) from Calcutta to Benares, (on the route to Delhi); 601 miles (967kms) including…
Indian Railway Heritage Logo 16 – East Indian Railway
First train of the East Indian Railway, 1854
Plaque at Howrah station for first train in Eastern India on 15 August 1854