The Forth Bridge/Mr. Travers Falkiner
Mr. Travers Falkiner.
Mr. Travers H. Falkiner is a member of a well-known family long since settled in Ireland, of which his brother Richard Falkiner, of Mount Falcon, County Tipperary, is the head; he has been a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers since 1863. Like Sir Thomas Tailored, he was a pupil of the the late George Willoughby Hemans, and until the death of that well-known engineer, was closely associated with him in professional work, as assistant, representative, and finally as partner, together with Sir Thomas Tancred, in conjunction with whom he acted as consulting engineer to the New Zealand Government. In 1876 this connection was extended by Mr. Falkiner and Sir Thomas Tancred becoming contractors on a large scale, and together they executed many important works, including railways, harbours, piers, water works, sewage works, and arterial drainage. Previous to his taking up a part of the Forth Bridge contract, he had carried out for Sir John Fowler and Mr. Baker, the Limerick and Kerry Railway, the Tralee and Ferrit Railway and harbour, and the Didcot, Newbury, and Southampton Railway, works amounting to 1,500,000l. Amongst other undertakings completed by him in Ireland, are the Dungarvon and Lismore Railway; the Killorglin Railway and water works for Waterford, Wexford; and the Rathmines and Rathgon townships, Dublin. Although in important practice as a contractor, Mr. Falkiner has never abandoned his connection as a civil engineer, and has been associated in that capacity with several works of considerable importance.