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{{infobox person |name = Franklin Prestage |birth_date = 26 February 1830 |birth_place = [[London]]| death_date = 18 November 1897|death_place = [[Simla Molana]] |occupation = railway engineer}}<br />
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'''Franklin Prestage''' (1830-1897) was a British-Indian railway engineer who made major contributions to the construction of the [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]].<br />
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== Life ==<br />
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He was born in [[London]], but lived the major part of his life in British India.<ref name=ancestry>{{Cite web|title=Franklin Prestage 1830-1897 - Ancestry®|url=https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/franklin-prestage-24-1nzkxm|access-date=2021-10-06|website=www.ancestry.com|language=en-US}}</ref> He was born in 1830 to Thomas Prestage and Augusta Wilson.<ref name=ancestry /> He was married to Eliza Cary and had eight children.<ref name=ancestry /> He died in 1897.<ref name=ancestry /><br />
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== Education ==<br />
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He trained as an engineer.<ref name=graces>{{Cite web|title=Franklin Prestage - Graces Guide|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Franklin_Prestage|access-date=2021-10-06|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
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He was an agent of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]].<ref name=darjeeling>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-30|title=Photos: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/india-news/photos-the-world-heritage-toy-train/photo-3N4nHTkRn97hmrBmZjhrII.html|access-date=2021-10-06|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> He also served as a member of the [[British Bengal Legislative Council|Legislative Council of Bengal]].<ref name=darjeeling /> <br />
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=== Darjeeling Himalayan Railway ===<br />
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In 1878, Franklin Prestage proposed the construction of the [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]].<ref name=nefr>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to North East Frontier Railway / Indian Railways Portal|url=https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,6,655,656,991|access-date=2021-10-06|website=nfr.indianrailways.gov.in|archive-date=2021-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006070846/https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,6,655,656,991|url-status=dead}}</ref> He played a major role in its subsequent completion and realization.<ref name=nefr /><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Franklin_Prestage Official Biography]<br />
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[[Category:1830 births]]<br />
[[Category:1897 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Engineers from British India]]<br />
[[Category:British people in British India]]<br />
[[Category:Engineers from London]]<br />
[[Category:19th-century British engineers]]</div>Kvora3