McFarlane, George
Description
George McFarlane is perhaps today best known for the Ballindalloch Viaduct (or Balnellan Viaduct) on the Speyside Way. It is an iron lattice girder over the River Spey which has a plaque declaring his name ^1863 - G. McFarlane - Engineer - Dundee^.
1856 Sets up as a boiler and ship tank maker on Dock Street, Dundee. Formerly worked as a foreman for Gourlay Brothers & Co.
1862 Wins contract to build the Ballindalloch Viaduct of the Strathspey Railway. (Line engineer Alexander Gibb.)
1873 Retired, selling his business.
1877 Died at Coupar Angus.
