Barkley family
Other Business Names:
- Barkley, J Trevor
- Barkley, George
- Barkley, Henry C
- Danube & Black Sea Railway Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bulgaria
- Romania
Sectors:
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Professional services
Engineering consultancy services - civil
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Construction
Railways construction & civil engineering
Notes:
The Barkley family were mid 19th century railway engineers, and by default railway contractors, working in the Lower Danube area [Romania and Bulgaria] following the conclusion of the Crimean War. Led by J Trevor Barkley who was subsequently joined by two of his brothers, George and Henry C. Won concessions and built railways and sometimes associated port facilities, namely: Cernavoda to Constanta; Ruse to Varna; and Bucarest to Giurgiu. One of their vehicles was Danube & Black Sea Railway Co
Publications:
- British railway builders along the Lower Danube, 1856-1869 by Jensen, John H, & Gerhard Rosegger
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Barkley, J Trevor
- Barkley, George
- Barkley, Henry C
- Danube & Black Sea Railway Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bulgaria
- Romania
Sectors:
- Professional services Engineering consultancy services - civil
- Construction Railways construction & civil engineering
Notes:
The Barkley family were mid 19th century railway engineers, and by default railway contractors, working in the Lower Danube area [Romania and Bulgaria] following the conclusion of the Crimean War. Led by J Trevor Barkley who was subsequently joined by two of his brothers, George and Henry C. Won concessions and built railways and sometimes associated port facilities, namely: Cernavoda to Constanta; Ruse to Varna; and Bucarest to Giurgiu. One of their vehicles was Danube & Black Sea Railway CoPublications:
- British railway builders along the Lower Danube, 1856-1869 by Jensen, John H, & Gerhard Rosegger