march march british railway engineer inventor notable promoter builder narrow gauge railways especially narrow gauge especially prominent india notable achievement best known home country valley light railway described railway genius later life took interest aviation early designs early life career born march eldest son farmer brothers sir general manager family lived lincolnshire born later educated started work joined rose assistant manager carriage wagon works went india join great indian peninsula railway locomotive inspector india came narrow gauge railways way help develop country led government committee investigate light railways india published pamphlet entitled system standard details applied india result pamphlet indian government adopted systems gauge equipment country eventually adopted gauge standard narrow gauge country requested leave investigate proposals independent identified schemes particular interest mile connecting hindu religious centre railway mile town great indian peninsula railway approved schemes undertook survey lines registered indian railways lines company london promote construction railway great indian peninsula railway suggested return duties locomotive inspector support resign promote branch lines health failing resigned working consultant supervised construction gauge horse powered previous survey liverpool returning united_kingdom established railway engineering consulting practice liverpool brothers started company entered partnership spent years designing equipment feed production took number patents relating equipment transport resident concerned future expansion limited railway companies linked city manchester invited proposals alternative methods moving goods proposed system narrow gauge railways linking cities running streets directly serving factories proposal highly commended proposed street running adoption interested road transport member judge trials motor vehicles heavy traffic held liverpool winner ton steam wagon later foundation member development narrow gauge concepts time developed ideas construction narrow gauge railways axle load rolling stock including locomotives equal allowing maximum loading goods wagons settled loading long tons short tons axle light allow railway lines built pounds yard kilograms metre rail allowed loading long tons short tons capacity wheel standard gauge wagon carried single narrow gauge wagon argued track gauge gave greatest capacity percentage capital cost estimated gauge railway built times length standard gauge railway capital cost engaged negotiations indian government concessions build railway negotiations reached satisfactory conclusion formed new company build employed consulting engineer railway showcase ideas locomotives distribution axle load constructed specification goods rolling stock constructed common feet pressed steel reducing weight potential wagon loads recognised importance railways warfare designed rolling stock facilitate movement troops equipment rolling stock rode pressed steel fox system double springs line constructed rail new idea involves rail degrees surface nearly parallel tyre applied universally railways rolling stock accept foot radius curves prior shipment rolling stock india manufacturer rolling stock conducted tests specially built test track located near leeds line opened inspection railway officials journalists number reports published technical railway press light railway opened extended number occasions reached total length miles example regarded having narrow gauge railway system indian railway immensely successful establishing leading figures field remained retired ill health years prior death light railway continued operated privately owned railway purchased indian government continued operate narrow gauge railway conversion broad gauge began late 1990s indian railways conversion program metre narrow gauge lines involvement railways success demand consultant narrow gauge railway projects barbados railway barbados railway opened gauge railway andrew barbados railway rolling stock poor condition railway constructed rail light railway locomotives new company established rebuild operate railway engaged consulting engineer arranged railway rebuilt gauge build new locomotives light railway appeared light railway inquiry light railway august spoke particularly proposed open level crossings use wagons claimed took minutes transfer wagons based experience order september early reached agreement railways build line engineer took charge engineering requirements consequent conservative wheel wagons provisions victorian railways narrow gauge lines corresponded government colony victoria australia proposals construction narrow gauge lines colony subsequently advice gauge railways built changed light railway appointed advise engineering matters gauge egyptian light railway construction began railway comprised seven branch lines total length miles served irrigation district south cairo centred provincial capital pictures rolling stock railway illustrate chapter wrote book light railways serbian narrow gauge railways foreign involved initial development gauge gauge railways serbia light railway light railway mile long standard gauge branch line linking great western railway mineral deposits appointed responsible surveying route preparing construction plans valley light railway associated valley light railway line promoted light railways act initial plan build railway gauge powered electricity influence company directors commissioned report proposed line early december railway engineer died december directors sat consider replacement report proposed specifications line result substantial savings construction costs offered position engineer promptly accepted constructed line original estimate construct locomotives similar outline smaller locomotives goods rolling stock included coaches open wagons van similar stock introduced wagons designed transport standard gauge wagons station route short section standard gauge track wagons placed use wagons eliminated removed need large numbers goods wagons light railway light railway mountain railway near mumbai india opened unusually railway consulting engineer gauge tight curves grades designed articulated coupled provide flexible supplied firm supplied wagon stock points crossings railway light railway engaged consulting engineer promoters new railway burma later known proposed gauge changed narrow gauge narrow gauge railway built locomotives attached plates reading system narrow gauge mountain railways early type ninth order taken smallest design built patents close personal friend fame rolls pioneer aviator man fly english channel directions july accompanied present rolls died lost control crashed similar non fatal accident involving son led believe parachute save pilots similar circumstances patented parachute world war progressed continued develop parachute offered successful tests completed time unofficial report offered opinion fighting spirit pilots offer rejected encouraged remain quiet invention faced increasing losses pilots publicised parachute despite campaign pilots declined introduce world war air forces nations guardian angel parachute received praise war drop agents enemy lines october article use stated guardian angel best known leap attacked scout real confidence safe landing known germans fully aware work supplied pilots similar design royal_air_force finally adopted war chose american design patented seat aircraft compressed air private life time india occasional trips britain trip married daughter reverend friend parents wedding took place november rugby children joined army colonel keith stint went assistant general manager mechanical engineer light railway post held great interest breeding arabian horses following long term rental villa road essex purchased permanent home lane stables acres grounds bred horses developed theories horse training rejected cruel methods breaking horses common era practiced gentle methods concern horses destroyed british army start world war war able return horses wrote authoritative book horse friend published prominent member received stallion developing promoting parachute left drained financially physically failing health forced resign position consulting engineer remained director died london home march company son seventy years old commemorated blue plaque unveiled june narrow gauge pioneers
Everard Calthrop