Sir Calthrop Guy Spencer Calthrop, 1st Baronet (26 March 1870 – 23 February 1919) was a British railway manager.

Biography

Born in

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, his brother was

Everard Calthrop Everard Richard Calthrop (3 March 1857 – 30 March 1927) was a British railway engineer and inventor. Calthrop was a notable promoter and builder of narrow-gauge railways, especially of narrow gauge, and was especially prominent in India. His ...

, railway engineer. He entered the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...

(LNWR) as a Cadet at the age of 16 in 1886. In 1892 he was appointed outdoor assistant to the Superintendent of the Line at Euston, and in 1894. In 1901 he became personal assistant to Sir Frederick Harrison. However, in 1902 Calthrop left the LNWR to take up a position as General Superintendent of the

Caledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively extended its network and reached Edinburgh an ...

, and in 1908 was promoted to General Manager. In 1910 Calthrop left Britain to become General Manager of the

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. In 1913 Calthrop returned to Britain and the LNWR, where he was appointed General Manager of the LNWR in succession to

Sir Robert Turnbull Sir Robert Turnbull (21 February 1852 22 February 1925) was a British railway manager. He joined the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1868 and became its General Manager in 1914. He was made a member of the Royal Victorian Order in ...

in 1914. During the First World War, Calthrop was seconded by the Government, who appointed him Controller of Mines. For this service, Calthrop was made a

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of Croxley House,

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in 1918. He died less than a year later however on 23 February 1919, and his baronetcy became extinct upon his death.

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London and North Western Railway people People from Uppingham 1870 births 1919 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 19th-century British businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-stub