John Reid (1861-1933)
1861-1933, locomotive engineer
1861 Born in Manchester, son of James Reid
Educated at Glasgow Mechanics Institute and College of Science and Arts
1880 Apprenticed at Hyde Park Works, Glasgow
1893 partner in firm Neilson and Co
1894 On the death of James Reid, the business was continued by the remaining partners, his sons Hugh Reid, John Reid, Andrew Thomson Reid, Walter Montgomerie Neilson Reid[1]
1897 Joined I Mech E
Director of North British Locomotive Co
1918 Knighted for public services
1931 Joined Inst of Locomotive Engineers (London)[2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Mechanical Engineer records 1847-1930
- Obituary: The Times Jan 26, 1933