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W. H. Morton

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W. H. Morton, M.I.Mech.E.

Served his apprenticeship with Kitson and Co.

Technical education at Leeds University and Leeds School of Science and Technology

On completing his apprenticeship, employed by . Kitson & Co. as a Leading Draughtsman, later becoming Assistant Works Manager with the same firm.

1900 he was appointed Chief Draughtsman in the Locomotive Department of the Midland Great Western Railway

Later Works Manager and Assistant Locomotive Engineer.

c.1922 Designer of locomotives which were built by Armstrong Whitworth

1915 Mr. Morton was appointed Locomotive Superintendent of the Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland at the end of 1915, in succession to Mr. E. Cusack.

1924 He became Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer

1929 Chief Mechanical Engineer.

1932 he succeeded Mr. C. E. Riley as General Manager Great Southern Railways (Ireland).



1947 Obituary [1]



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