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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-07-16 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-05-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007430b.htm person Esling Frederick Karl AACR2 20 July 1860 31 May 1955 Place of Birth Creswick, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Railway engineer Frederick Esling, MVIE, Superintendent engineer, Victorian Railways Department, from c1900 - 1917, was responsible for building Flinders Street Station; widening the Swanston street bridge over the railway lines; widening the Flinders street railway viaduct; rebuilding Princes Bridge Station; and designing the complicated lay-out of the tracks and points at the stations and yards. The viaduct and track arrangements required new and inventive solutions. Other associated major projects included the replacement of the bridge over the Maribyrnong River - built inside the old bridge without any interruption of the traffic, and the replacement of the Moorabool viaduct. He resigned from the railways in 1917 during the First World War because he considered that he was not fairly treated. Although he was born in Victoria, he was educated in Germany. His parents were from Hostein, and left there before 1860 when the Kingdom of Prussia annexed the Danish Duchy of Holstein. Frederick was presented with a silver trowel at the 'topping out' ceremony on the Flinders Street Station clock tower in 1909, and an Omega pocket watch when he resigned, both of which are in the collection of the National Museum of Australia. Also in the collection is a manuscript of his autobiography. Esling was also a well-respected competitive chess player, the first Australian Chess Champion in 1886, and Victorian Chess Champion 1891-1894, 1896-97. c. 1886 c. 1900 Career position - Engineer, Victorian Railways Department c. 1900 1917 Career position - Superintendent engineer, Flinders Street Station, Way and Works branch, Victorian Railways Department 1910 1910 Career event - Member (MVIE), Victorian Institute of Engineers 1916 1916 Career position - Representative of the Victorian Institute of Engineers, regarding proposed Victorian Building Regulations [with James Alexander Smith] 'Esling, Frederick Karl', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Esling, Frederick Karl Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Engineering. Notes and Comments. Metre Engineering. Notes and Comments. Melbourne, VIC 1916 The Argus 5 Newspaper Article: Engineering. Notes and Comments. Metre Engineering. Notes and Comments. Melbourne, VIC 1916 The Argus 4 Resource: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Journal Article: Foundations Esling, F. K. Foundations Royal Victorian Institute of Architects 1913 RVIA Journal of Proceedings 58-65 Journal Article: Superheated steam in locomotives - its application to Victorian engines Esling, F. K. Superheated steam in locomotives - its application to Victorian engines 1917 Commonwealth Engineer 5 1 24 Journal Article: Flinders Street Railway Viaduct IV - Making good some defective bedding of the masonry Esling, F. K. Flinders Street Railway Viaduct IV - Making good some defective bedding of the masonry 1916 Commonwealth Engineer 4 4 103-104 Journal Article: Traffic conditions at Flinders Street, Melbourne - some suggestions for improvement Esling, F. K. Traffic conditions at Flinders Street, Melbourne - some suggestions for improvement 1916 Commonwealth Engineer 3 11 328-329 Journal Article: Replacing a railway bridge - Renewal of Maribyrnong (Saltwater) River Bridge Esling, F. K. Replacing a railway bridge - Renewal of Maribyrnong (Saltwater) River Bridge 1914 Commonwealth Engineer 1 12 396-401 Journal Article: The Flinders-street (Melbourne) Railway Viaduct - Part III Esling, F. K. The Flinders-street (Melbourne) Railway Viaduct - Part III 1914 Commonwealth Engineer 1 6 190-191 Journal Article: The Flinders-street (Melbourne) Railway Viaduct - Part II Esling, F. K. The Flinders-street (Melbourne) Railway Viaduct - Part II 1913 Commonwealth Engineer 1 5 153-158 Journal Article: The Flinders-street (Melbourne) Railway Viaduct - Part I Esling, F. K. The Flinders-street (Melbourne) Railway Viaduct - Part I 1913 Commonwealth Engineer 1 4 117-120 Journal Article: Proposal for utilising old iron and steel bridges (Paper & Discussion) Esling, F. K. Proposal for utilising old iron and steel bridges (Paper & Discussion) 1917 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. XVI 144-161, 276-277 Newspaper Article: The Railways. Mr. F. K. Esling's resignation The Railways. Mr. F. K. Esling's resignation Melbourne, VIC 1917 The Argus 4