krus_aragon
Established Member
I've come across a newspaper cutting referring to an individual who worked as an engineer on a number of railways in the 19th century:
I can't find a "Cambridge & Ely Railway", but I gather that we're in the territories of the Eastern Counties Railway. Sadly my geographical knowledge of that area of England is non-existent, so I've no idea which railway lines these would have been. Is there anyone with some more local knowledge that could give me a clue as to which railways these are?
As a chronological guide, the Chester & Holyhead was constructed between 1845 and 1850, so if the newspaper is accurate, I'm looking for railways constructed in the 1840s.
Thanks in advance.
North Wales Express 1885 said:A little afterwards he became a surveyor, and eventually was on the engineering staff engaged in the construction of the Cambridge and Ely Railway. He was also engaged as an engineer in the construction of the Lincolnshire line of railway to Bury St. Edmunds, and was later on engaged on the engineering staff in the construction of the Chester and Holyhead Railway.
I can't find a "Cambridge & Ely Railway", but I gather that we're in the territories of the Eastern Counties Railway. Sadly my geographical knowledge of that area of England is non-existent, so I've no idea which railway lines these would have been. Is there anyone with some more local knowledge that could give me a clue as to which railways these are?
As a chronological guide, the Chester & Holyhead was constructed between 1845 and 1850, so if the newspaper is accurate, I'm looking for railways constructed in the 1840s.
Thanks in advance.