Charles Clifford | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1843 |
| Died | 5 September 1927 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Locomotive engineering |
Charles Clifford was locomotive superintendent of the Great Northern Railway of Ireland (GNRI) from 1895 to 1912.[1] Clifford is attributed with increasing the size and power of the GNRI locomotive stock to match the increasing length and weight of train loads in this period; producing locomotives of that stood comparison with those of the Great Southern and Western Railway.[1]
Biography
Clifford began his railway career as an apprentice to Samuel Wilfred Haughton, leaving the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway in 1861.[2] At the Irish North Western Railway (INWR) in Dundalk he became Locomotive Superintendent.[2] On the amalgamation on the INWR to the GNR he transferred to the new company under J.C. Park.[2] On Park's retirement in 1895 Clifford took the position of Locomotive Superintendent of the GNR.[3]
Clifford retired from the GNR in 1912.[3] He died on 5 September 1927.[2]
References
- 1 2 Johnston (1999), p. 75.
- 1 2 3 4 KPJ (2019).
- 1 2 Lowe (2014), p. 239.
- Johnston, Norman (1999). Locomotives of the GNRI. Newtownards: Colourprint Books. ISBN 1-898392-48-X. OCLC 43340833. OL 12248170M.
- KPJ (3 October 2019). "Irish locomotive engineers". Steam Index. Clifford, Charles. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- Lowe, James W. (2014) [1975]. British Steam Locomotives Builders. Pen & Sword Transport. pp. 245–259. ISBN 978-1-47382-289-4. OCLC 889509628.