George Turnbull (civil engineer)
(1809-1889)
Scottish railway engineer
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George Turnbull was a British engineer responsible from 1851 to 1863 for construction of the first railway line from Calcutta to Benares, some 965 km (600 mi) – later extended to Delhi. Turnbull was acclaimed by the Indian government as the "first railway engineer of India".
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2 September 1809 Luncarty, Perth, Scotland
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| Died |
26 February 1889 (aged 79) Rosehill, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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