The Forth Bridge/The Forth Bridge Railway Company
The Forth Bridge Railway Company.
The agreements between the four companies which guarantee the interest on capital, provide that the directorate of the Forth Bridge Railway Company should consist of the chairman and vice-chairman of each of the four interested companies, and of two directors elected by the general body of shareholders. The chair of the Forth Bridge directorate is held in rotation by the four chairmen of the guaranteeing companies, the term of office being twelve months. The representation at present is as follows:—
Mr. M. W. Thompson, chairman, and Mr. W. Unwin Heygate, Midland Railway Company.
Lord Colville, of Culross, and Lord Hindlip, Great Northern Railway Company.
Mr. John Dent-Dent, deputy chairman, and Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart., North-Eastern Railway Company.
The Marquis of Tweeddale and the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, North British Railway Company.
TABLE No. XII.—Progress of the Erection of the Superstructure of the Forth Bridge, 1887 to 1889.
| Month. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | |||
| Erected and Bolted up. |
Rivetted. | Erected and Bolted up. |
Rivetted. | Erected and Bolted up. |
Rivetted. | |
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |
| January | 793 | 521 | 1045 | 1080 | 1159 | 1922 |
| February | 652 | 716 | 1055 | 1149 | 1126 | 1647 |
| March | 922 | 817 | 653 | 742 | 1098 | 1499 |
| April | 1242 | 984 | 1703 | 1382 | 1061 | 1565 |
| May | 1122 | 819 | 1910 | 1316 | 1556 | 1991 |
| June | 1099 | 500 | 2351 | 1760 | 1047 | 1595 |
| July | 1180 | 973 | 1923 | 1341 | 593 | 1080 |
| August | 1151 | 1045 | 1929 | 1742 | 449 | 891 |
| September | 1050 | 876 | 2089 | 2104 | 897 | 906 |
| October | 1285 | 938 | 1638 | 2397 | 626 | 799 |
| November | 1561 | 1235 | 873 | 1402 | 265 | 515 |
| December | 959 | 1112 | 1598 | 1948 | 111 | 449 |
| 13,016 | 10,536 | 18,767 | 18,379 | 9988 | 14,859 | |
TABLE No. XIII.—Summary of Progress in Erecting Superstructure of the Forth Bridge.
| — | Erected and Bolted up. |
Rivetted. |
| Tons. | Tons. | |
| Up to the January 1, 1886, there had been put together and rivetted | 512 | 512 |
| During the year 1886 | 8284 | 6227 |
| During„the year„ 1887 | 13,016 | 10,536 |
| During„the year„ 1888 | 18,767 | 18,379 |
| During„the year„ 1889 | 9988 | 14,859 |
| Total to January 1, 1890 | 50,567 | 50,513 |
There remained, therefore, on January 1, 1800, still to do—391 tons to erect and bolt up, 445 tons to rivet.
Mr. Spencer Brunton and Mr. James Hall Renton, elected by the shareholders.
The secretary of the company is Mr. G. B. Wieland, who is also secretary of the North British Railway Company.
The engineers to the company are Sir John Fowler, K.C.M.G., C.E., and Mr. Benjamin Baker, C.E.
The contractors for the bridge are:—Sir Thomas S. Tancred, Bart.; Mr. W. Arrol; Mr. T. H. Falkiner; and Mr. Joseph Phillips.
The contractors for the south and north approach railways are: Mr. W. Arrol; Mr. T. H. Falkiner; and Mr. Joseph Phillips.
On the staff of Messrs. Sir John Fowler and Baker were the following: Mr. Allen Stewart; Mr. P. W. Meik, resident engineer from 1883 to 1886; Mr. F. E. Cooper, resident engineer from 1886 to 1890; and a number of assistants.
On the contractor's staff were: Mr. Thomas Scott, manager; Mr. W. Westhofen, who was specially engaged on the works at Inchgarvie; Mr. A. S. Biggart, in charge of drawing offices, shops and yards; and a number of others.