Sir William Arthur Stanier F.R.S. (27 May 1876 - 27 September 1965) was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The premises of The Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ...

William Stanier

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Biography

He was born in Swindon where his father worked for the Great Western Railway (GWR) as William Dean's Chief Clerk. He was educated at Swindon High School and also for a single year at Wycliffe College (Gloucestershire). For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... Disambiguation: William Dean was a Chief Mechanical Engineer for the Great Western Railway, and designed famous steam locomotive classes such as the Duke Class and Bulldog Class. ... Wycliffe College is a co-educational public school located near Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. ...

He followed his father into a career with the GWR. Between 1897 and 1900, Stanier worked as a draughtsman, before becoming Inspector of Materials in 1900. In 1904, George Jackson Churchward appointed him as Assistant to the Divisional Locomotive Superintendent in London. In 1912 He returned to Swindon to become the Assistant Works Manager. In 1920 he was promoted to the post of Works Manager. 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... George Jackson Churchward (1857-1933) was chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway from 1902 to 1921. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

He was head-hunted and became Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from January 1, 1932. Chief Mechanical Engineer and Locomotive Superintendent are titles applied by British railway companies to persons in charge of building or maintaining locomotives. ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...

He was knighted in 1943 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1944, on his retirement, the only railway engineer other than George Stephenson to receive the honour. He was also president of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... The Fellowship of the Royal Society was founded in 1660. ... George Stephenson George Stephenson For the British politician, see George Stevenson. ... Logo The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is the British engineering society concerned with mechanical engineering. ...

Locomotive Designs

William Stanier, with the backing of Sir Josiah Stamp, Chairman of the Company, reversed the small engine policy, which the LMS had inherited from the Midland Railway, with beneficial results. Designs introduced by Stanier include: Josiah Stamp Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin. ... The Midland Railways locomotives (which it always referred to as engines), followed its small engine policy. ... The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922. ...

• LMS Class 2P 0-4-4T (designed in the Midland Railway design office)
• LMS Class 3MT 2-6-2T
• LMS Class 4MT 2-6-4T
• LMS Class 5MT 2-6-0
• LMS Class 5MT "Black Five" 4-6-0
• LMS Class 6P "Jubilee" 4-6-0
• LMS Class 8P "Princess Coronation" 4-6-2
• LMS Class 8P "Princess Royal" 4-6-2
• LMS Class 8F 2-8-0
• LMS Turbomotive

41909 at Coventry shed in 1962, in poor condition (note missing chimney!). Nevertheless its Midland outline can be seen. ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier 2-6-2T was a class of steam locomotive. ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier 2-6-4T is a class of steam locomotive designed by William Stanier. ... The only preserved example of the 40-strong class, number 2968 in LMS livery. ... Preserved 45407 masquerading as one of the few named locomotives of this class, long-scrapped sister 45157 The Glasgow Highlander. ... The London Midland and Scottish Railways Jubilee class were a group of 191 engines built between 1934 and 1936. ... Preserved 6233 Duchess of Sutherland running in 2001. ... The Princess Royal Class was a class of a express passenger steam locomotive built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and designed by William Stanier. ... 48773 in preservation at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway. ... The Turbomotive, with large forward turbine and smoke deflectors added during the war. ...

References

• O. S. Nock, ‘Stanier, Sir William Arthur (1876–1965)’, rev. Ralph Harrington, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004

External links

• Railway Engineers: Sir William Stanier FRS
• LNER: Sir William Stanier FRS
• Steam Index: Sir William Arthur Stanier, FRS
• Royal Society citation