Difference between revisions of "William Yates (of Manchester)"
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Apprenticed in the works of the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] | Apprenticed in the works of the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] | ||
c.1852 Then worked for the railway as inside foreman for 7 years, outside locomotive foreman for 7 years; then was inside locomotive superintendent for 14 years, in which time he designed and built a | c.1852 Then worked for the railway as inside foreman for 7 years, outside locomotive foreman for 7 years; then was inside locomotive superintendent for 14 years, in which time he designed and built a considerable number of locomotives. | ||
1880 He was engineering superintendent of the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]], Miles Platting, when he became a member of the Inst of Mech Engineers | 1880 He was engineering superintendent of the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]], Miles Platting, when he became a member of the Inst of Mech Engineers |
Latest revision as of 22:41, 6 June 2020
Apprenticed in the works of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
c.1852 Then worked for the railway as inside foreman for 7 years, outside locomotive foreman for 7 years; then was inside locomotive superintendent for 14 years, in which time he designed and built a considerable number of locomotives.
1880 He was engineering superintendent of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Miles Platting, when he became a member of the Inst of Mech Engineers
1887 resigned from I Mech E