Irvine Kempt

Irvine Kempt (c1831-1920), general superintendent of the Caledonian Railway

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• 1920 Obituary

The death took place at Broomeraig, Largs, Argyllshire, on May 14th, of Mr Irvine Kempt, formerly the general superintendent of the Caledonian Railway. Mr. Kempt , who was in his eighty-ninth year, retired from the Caledonian service eighteen years ago, and had for many years occupied a prominent and inf1uential position in Scottish railway circles. He was a native of Aberdeen , and about seventy years ago he entered the office of the Scottish North-Eastern Company, becoming in a few years goods superintendent, and thereafter secretary of the company. On the amalgamation of the company with the Caledonian Company he was appointed as assistant to Mr. Christopher Johnston, manager of the latter, and was transferred to Glasgow. In 1881 Mr Kempt became general superintendent of the system, and as traffic manager especially did much for the development of the company and initiated improved methods of working. Among the duties connected with his position was that of arranging for the periodical visits of Royalty to Balmoral and Deeside, and on several occasions Queen Victoria expressed her satisfaction with his arrangements for her journeys to her northern home.

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