James Manson (1845–1935) was a
Scottish engineer, born in
Saltcoats,
Ayrshire
Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...
. He was
Locomotive Superintendent
Chief mechanical engineer and locomotive superintendent are titles applied by British, Australian, and New Zealand railway companies to the person ultimately responsible to the board of the company for the building and maintaining of the locomotive ...
of two Scottish railway companies.
Career
Manson obtained employment at the
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...
works of the
Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) in September 1861 and worked there for eight years. He then spent one year at
Barclay Curle and Company, shipbuilders of
Govan
Govan ( ; Cumbric?: ''Gwovan'?''; Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of south-west City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south ba ...
. This was followed by five years at sea with the
Bibby Line
Bibby Line is a UK company concerned with shipping and marine operations.
Its parent company, Bibby Line Group Limited, can be traced back to John Bibby who founded the company in 1807. The company along with the group is based in Liverpool. ...
during which time he became a chief engineer. He worked again at the GSWR Kilmarnock works from 1875 to October 1883. His next appointment was as Locomotive Superintendent at the
Great North of Scotland Railway
The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) was one of the two smallest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping, operating in the north-east of the country. Formed in 1845, it carried its first passengers the fro ...
but he returned to the GSWR in 1890 or 1891 and was appointed Locomotive Superintendent.
Retirement and death
Manson retired from the GSWR in 1911. He died in Kilmarnock on 5 June 1935.
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See also
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Locomotives of the Great North of Scotland Railway
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Locomotives of the Glasgow and South Western Railway
The locomotives of the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR). The G&SWR had its headquarters in Glasgow with its main locomotive works in Kilmarnock.
Engines inherited from constituent companies
The G&SWR was formed in 1850 from a merger of ...
References
1845 births
1935 deaths
19th-century Scottish people
People from Ayr
Scottish engineers
Scottish railway mechanical engineers
Glasgow and South Western Railway people
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