George Turnbull (engineer)
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George Turnbull (engineer)
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George Turnbull was the Scottish engineer 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 miles,. The main line was later extended to Delhi. He had some 100 British civil engineers and 118,000 Indian workers. All railway lines, engines etc etc were brought from Britain in ships -- most then went in Indian ships up the Ganges river, despite monsoons. On completion, Turnbull was gazetted by the I
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2009-02-18T19:55:42Z
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2024-08-27T20:06:21Z
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