William Yorath Lewis

William Yorath Lewis (c1874-7th July 1961)

1939 M.I.Mech.E., A.M.I.E.E. Managing Director, Yorath-Lewis Boilers, Ltd., King's House, King Street, London, E.C.2. Private Address: 17 Woronzow Road, St. John's Wood, N.W.8. Career: Cardiff Univ. Coll.; Finsbury Tech. Coll.; Apprent., Rhymney Rly. Loco. and Carriage Works, Bute Docks; subsequently pupilage with W. H. Massey, M.Inst.C.E., Cons. Engr. to H.M. Household; Asst. Works Manager, Hunter & English, Bow, 1897-99; Engr. to Royal Commsn., Paris Exposition, 1900; Draughtsman, Siemens Bros., Ltd., 1901; Mech. and Elect. Engr., S. Pearson & Son, Ltd., G.N. & C. Rlys., Wouldham Cement Works, and P.N.Y.L.I. Rly. tunnels (East River); Manager, Erecting Dept., Intl. Steam Pump Co., U.S.A. For last 25 years, Man. Dir. and Engr., British Niclausse Boiler Co., Ltd., in close assocn. with J. & A. Niclausse, water tube boiler makers, Paris. Inventor of the Lewis W. T. Boilers and Steaming Economizers, Continuous Passenger Transport, etc. Winner of Ville de Paris Concours du Trottoir Roulant, first prize.

1961 Died. 'We regret to record the death of Mr. William Yorath Lewis, M.I.Mech.E., A.I.M.E.E., A.M.I.C.E., which occurred on July 7, at the age of 87. Mr. Lewis was interested in the problem of continuous transit in large cities, and invented the "never-stop" railway system, which was installed at the Empire Exhibition, Wembley, in 1924.'

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