George Hughes (engineer)
| George Hughes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 October 1865 Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Died |
27 October 1945 (aged 80) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England |
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Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Locomotive engineer |
George Hughes (9 October 1865 – 27 October 1945) was an English locomotive engineer, and chief mechanical engineer of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
Steam locomotives
L&YR
- L&YR Class 6, a superheated development of the Class 5
- L&YR Class 8 4-6-0 Dreadnought
- 4-6-4T Dreadnought tank
- L&YR Class 28
- L&YR railmotors
LMS
Electric locomotive
During Hughes' time at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway an experimental electric locomotive [1] (rebuilt from a steam locomotive of 2-4-2 wheel arrangement) was introduced in 1912 for goods traffic. This had four 150 horsepower motors (total 600 hp) and could pick up current from the third rail on the main line or from overhead lines in the Aintree and North Mersey yards. It was scrapped in 1919.
See also
References
External links
- George Hughes Steam Index website article
| Business positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Hoy |
Chief mechanical engineer Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1904 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Company absorbed by the London and North Western Railway |
| Preceded by H. P. M. Beames |
Chief mechanical engineer London and North Western Railway 1922 – 1923 |
Succeeded by Company absorbed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Preceded by Company formed by the Railways Act 1921 |
Chief mechanical engineer London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923 – 1925 |
Succeeded by Henry Fowler |
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