Mexican Railway
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of 18 New Broad Street, London
British-owned railway company, incorporated as the Imperial Mexican Railway in September 1864[1], later known as the Mexican Railway.
1864 The company took over the main contract for the construction of a railway line from Mexico City to Veracruz from the French Government, and began work on the line in February 1865.[2] Initially, construction work was undertaken by Smith, Knight and Co, but the sub-contact was subsequently given to Crawley and Co.[3]
1864-7 William Elliot employed as Chief Assistant to Smith, Knight and Co[4]
1865 George Foot appointed Resident Engineer; subsequently became Chief Resident Engineer[5]
1866 Alister Fraser appointed Chief Resident Engineer in September.[6]
1871 Thomas Manson Rymer-Jones appointed as Assistant Engineer, under James Samuel, Consulting Engineer, and William Cross-Buchanan, Chief Engineer.[7]
1872 George Foot appointed as Engineer-in-Chief;[8] Alexander Manson Rymer-Jones also employed.[9]
1873 Mexico City to Veracruz line was completed on the 1st of January.[10] Edward Wilthew Jackson became Assistant Manager.[11]
1875-85 Mexican Railway Managed by Edward Wilthew Jackson.[12]
1946 Mexican Railway Nationalised by the Mexican Government[13]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Pan-American Magazine and New World Review, https://books.google.com/books?id=KqtoAAAAMAAJ&q=%22imperial+mexican+railway%22 1923, p. 28
- ↑ Powell, W. F., 1921, The Railroads of Mexico, Boston, Stratford, p. 102, https://archive.org/details/railroadsmexico00powegoog
- ↑ Powell, W. F., 1921, The Railroads of Mexico, Boston, Stratford, p. 102, https://archive.org/details/railroadsmexico00powegoog
- ↑ 1893 Institution of Civil Engineers: Obituaries
- ↑ 1906 Institution of Civil Engineers: Obituaries
- ↑ 1871 Institution of Civil Engineers: Obituaries
- ↑ 1894 Institution of Civil Engineers: Obituaries
- ↑ 1906 Institution of Civil Engineers: Obituaries
- ↑ 1882 Institution of Civil Engineers: Obituaries
- ↑ Powell, W. F., 1921, The Railroads of Mexico, Boston, Stratford, p. 102, https://archive.org/details/railroadsmexico00powegoog
- ↑ 1896 Institution of Civil Engineers: Obituaries
- ↑ 1896 Institution of Civil Engineers: Obituaries
- ↑ Tothill Press, Directory of Railway Officials & Year Book, 1961-1962, p. 272