Walter Merivale (1855-1902) was educated at Haileybury College, his first position was with Messrs. Black, Hawthorn and Co., Locomotive Engineers of Gateshead-on-Tyne. He completed a six month apprenticeship with Societe anonyme John Cockerill in Seraing, Belgium and then became a pupil of Mr Alfred R.C Harrison on the North Eastern Railway After finishing his training in 1881 he was employed by the West of India Portuguese Railway Company as Executive Engineer working on the construction of a line to connect Portuguese Goa with the Southern Mahratta system of railways in British India. After falling ill whilst surveying the Sonauli Valley, Walter Merivale took a voyage to Australia. Upon his retun from Australia he married Emma Magdalene (1854-1940) in Bombay and recommenced his work in Sonauli. His work with the West of India Portuguese Railway concluded in 1885. A short time after he joined the Indian Midland Railway becoming District Engineer in charge of the Saugor Division. He left India in 1889 and began working in Costa Rica (1890-1892) surveying a projected railway line. After Costra Rica he was appointed Manager of the Barbados Railway(1894-1899). See - Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 149 Issue 1902, 1902, pp. 349-350 PART 3 .