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James Johnson (railway engineer)

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British railway engineer (19th century)

James Johnson
Born1862
Bury, Lancashire
NationalityEnglish
OccupationEngineer
ParentSamuel Waite Johnson (father)
Engineering career
DisciplineMechanical engineering

James Johnson (1862 – ) was an English railway engineer who was Locomotive Superintendent of the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) from 1890–94. He was the son of Samuel Waite Johnson, of Midland Railway fame. In 1892, he married Christina Sarah Louisa Drummond, daughter of Dugald Drummond.

Locomotive designs

At the GNSR, he designed the locomotive classes listed below. Both classes survived into the ownership of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923.

See also

References

  1. "Brief Biographies of Mechanical Engineers". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. "James Johnson". Lner.info. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. "The GNSR Johnson G10 0-4-4T Locomotives". Lner.info. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  4. "The D41 (GNSR Johnson Class S & Pickersgill Class T) 4-4-0 Locomotives". Lner.info. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
Business positions
Preceded byJames Manson Locomotive Superintendent of the
Great North of Scotland Railway

1890-1894
Succeeded byWilliam Pickersgill


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