Institution of Civil Engineers

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One way that the Festiniog Railway may have become a world exemplar of the narrow gauge system, would be papers read in the Institution of Civil Engineers, the membership of which included foreigners.

Slabs of such papers might be reprinted in foreign newspapers.

N Date Topic Author Membership Reprinted Remarks References
101 Day Log/1865-04-11 Festiniog Railway Henry W. Tyler Associate 1870 Paper read [1]
105 Fell & Fairlie locomotive G. W. Hemams Member 1869 Letter to TAS [2]
111 Light Railways in NOR, IND & QLD Charles Douglas Fox 1866 Paper read [3]
121 Light Railways Charles Douglas Fox 1867 Paper read [4]
125 Light Railways N/A 1867 Paper read [5]
131 Narrow Gauge Railways Norway Charles Douglas Fox 1866 Paper read [6]
136 Fell system Henry W. Tyler 1867 Paper read [7]

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  1. ^ "THE FESTINIOG RAILWAY". Gippsland Times (Vic. : 1861 - 1954). Vic.: National Library of Australia. 18 January 1870. p. 4 Edition: Morning. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ^ "ENGINEERS' REPORT ON SURVEY OF THE MAIN LINE RAILWAY". Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899). Tas.: National Library of Australia. 10 July 1869. p. 3. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ^ "LIGHT RAILWAYS". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 9 March 1867. p. 3. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. ^ "LIGHT RAILWAYS". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 15 June 1872. p. 6. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. ^ "LIGHT RAILWAYS". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 22 June 1867. p. 3. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  6. ^ "THE PARLIAMENT". Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904). SA: National Library of Australia. 10 November 1866. p. 6. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  7. ^ "SCIENTIFIC". The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 22 June 1867. p. 7. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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