IRISH RAILWAY RECORD SOCIETY
(LONDON AREA)


Are holding their next meeting on Thursday 21st September 2006
in the function room of the Exmouth Arms, 1 Starcross Street , London
NW1
from 19 00 - 21 45. The pub is 5 minutes walk from Euston station (west
on Drummond Street , then north on Cobourg Street ).
See the pub's website (www.exmouth-arms.co.uk).

The meeting will include a talk titled;
"A Special Talent - Alexander McDonnell (1829-1904)" by Andrew
Everett.

Andrew is a historian with a special interest in the remarkable life of
Alexander McDonnell. McDonnell held several important railway positions
and was Locomotive Superintendent of the GS&WR at Inchicore from
1864-1882. Here, he revolutionized the management of the locomotive
fleet and introduced the critically important 101 class. He was a
pioneer in very way - who else would have gone to Bavaria in the
1870's, as he did, to investigate peat burning locomotives?
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John Burke
IRRS (London Area)

In article .com,
burkey wrote:

Andrew is a historian with a special interest in the remarkable life of
Alexander McDonnell. McDonnell held several important railway positions
and was Locomotive Superintendent of the GS&WR at Inchicore from
1864-1882. Here, he revolutionized the management of the locomotive
fleet and introduced the critically important 101 class. He was a
pioneer in very way - who else would have gone to Bavaria in the
1870's, as he did, to investigate peat burning locomotives?
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He had the possibly unique experiance of succumbing to a workplace
dispute in his next job - the locomotive crews of the NOrth Eastern
Railway took issues with his policies of standardisation - and with the
engines he was giving them - and ultimately succeeded in forcing
his resignation. To put it mildly, this was unusual in the 1880s.

--
Andy Breen ~ Speaking for myself, not the University of Wales
"your suggestion rates at four monkeys for six weeks"
(Peter D. Rieden)