Frederick Thomas Hollins
Frederick Thomas Hollins (c1854-1907)
1907 Died. 'By the death of Mr. F. T. Hollins, telegraph engineer and superintendent, the Great Eastern Railway Company have lost a valued official. The deceased had been failing health for some time. His death occurred his residence at Leytonstone. Mr. Hollins, who was 53 years of age, joined the Company 17 years ago. Ho was head of the telegraph business of the Company, and the elaborate signalling arrangements, so far as they rely upon electricity, came within his purview. He did much good and lasting work, which is highly appreciated. the Great Eastern there are 15,810 instruments, 65,500 ordinary battery cells, 76 four accumulator cells, and miles of telegraph wires. Besides this, there are the electrically-worked clocks, well as the swing bridges, which all come under the management of the late Mr. Hollins's department. Mr. Hollins's funeral took place at Ilford Cemetery Saturday.'[1]
1907 Obituary [2]
FREDERICK THOMAS HOLLINS died in February, 1907. He was Superintendent Telegraph Engineer in the service of the Great Eastern Railway Company at Liverpool Street, London, and was elected a Member of the Institution in 1891.
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- ↑ Chelmsford Chronicle - Friday 25 January 1907
- ↑ 1907 Institution of Electrical Engineers: Obituaries