Harold Holcroft (1882-1973)
Harold Holcroft (1882-1973) was a British railway and mechanical engineer and author who worked for the Great Western Railway, the South Eastern and Chatham Railway and the Southern Railway. [1]
He was born in Wolverhampton in 1882 and died in Tadworth Surrey on 15 February 1973. [2]
1919 Wrote a series of articles for The Engineer on the "Metamorphosis of The Locomotive".
- (No. I) - The Engineer 1919/07/25.
- (No. II) - The Engineer 1919/08/01.
- (No. III) - The Engineer 1919/08/08.
- (No. IV) - The Engineer 1919/08/15 - Modern British Locomotives.
1911 Harold Holcroft 29, draughtsman, lived in Swindon with Enid Vera Edith Holcroft 27[3]
1939 Technical Assistant (For Locomotives) to Chief Mechanical Engineer of Railway Co, lived in Banstead with Enid V. E. Holcroft 55 Rosabelle M. Holcroft 24, Joan A. Holcroft 23[4]
1955/6 Retired from the Council of the Institution of Locomotive Engineers
1973 February 15th. Died
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Holcroft
- ↑ http://www.steamindex.com/people/holcroft.htm
- ↑ 1911 census
- ↑ 1939 register