12-641: Ivatt is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: Henry Ivatt (1851–1923), English railway engineer, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Northern Railway George Ivatt (1886–1976), Irish railway engineer, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, son of the above See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Ivatt Class [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
24-686: A design for a sprung flap for vertically-opening carriage windows that became ubiquitous. In 1895, Ivatt returned to England and was appointed Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern Railway (GNR), succeeding Patrick Stirling , with references from Samuel Waite Johnson , John Aspinall , Francis William Webb and William Dean . At the GNR, he became associated with the GNR Class C1 (small boiler) and GNR Class C1 (large boiler) 4-4-2 ( Atlantic ) type, which he introduced to Britain. Ivatt
36-530: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Henry Ivatt Henry Alfred Ivatt (16 September 1851, Wentworth, Cambridgeshire – 25 October 1923) was an English railway engineer, and was the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Northern Railway from 1896 to 1911. Educated at Liverpool College ., at age 17, Ivatt was apprenticed to John Ramsbottom at the Crewe Works of
48-657: The London and North Western Railway (LNWR). He worked as a fireman for six months and held various positions there. He was made head of the Holyhead Locomotive Depot in 1874, before being promoted to the head of the Chester District. In 1877, Ivatt moved to Ireland , and the Great Southern and Western Railway at Inchicore . In 1882, he was appointed to the post of locomotive engineer there, where he patented
60-627: The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) at Stoke-on-Trent in 1919. Under the Railways Act 1921, the NSR was absorbed (in 1923) into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). He was transferred to Derby Works in 1928 and appointed Locomotive Works Superintendent in 1931. At the end of 1932 Ivatt moved to Glasgow , becoming Divisional Mechanical Engineer, Scotland . He returned to England in 1937 as Principal Assistant for Locomotives to
72-776: The Southern Railway (Great Britain) . Ivatt died in 1923 in Haywards Heath , Sussex . George Ivatt Henry George Ivatt (4 May 1886 – 4 October 1972), known as George Ivatt , was the post-war Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London Midland and Scottish Railway . He was the son of the Great Northern Railway locomotive engineer Henry Ivatt . George Ivatt was born in Dublin , Ireland, and educated at Uppingham School , England. He married Dorothy Sarah Harrison (1881-1962) in 1913. In 1904, he started an apprenticeship at
84-406: The surname Ivatt . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ivatt&oldid=866347837 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
96-520: The Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME), William Stanier . Stanier retired in 1944 and was succeeded as CME by Charles Fairburn . When Fairburn died suddenly in October 1945, a new shortlist was prepared and George Ivatt, the senior candidate, with significant LMS locomotive experience, was appointed CME on 1 February 1946. Robert Riddles , the other notable candidate for the post, was promoted to
108-608: The Crewe Works of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). After working in the drawing office, he became head of experimental locomotive work. He was appointed as Assistant Foreman at Crewe North Shed in 1909, and a year later became Assistant Outdoor Machinery Superintendent. During the 1914–1918 World War I Ivatt served on the staff of the Director of Transport in France . After the war, he became Assistant Locomotive Superintendent of
120-508: The board as Vice-President of the LMS. As CME in post-war austerity Britain, Ivatt continued to build standard existing LMS locomotive types for which parts were readily available. Two additional LMS Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 express locomotives were built and several modified Black Fives and the work of 'rebuilding' the Royal Scot and Patriot classes continued. The LMS Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0
132-437: Was also the first to introduce Walschaerts valve gear to Britain. Ivatt retired on 2 December 1911. He was succeeded as Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the GNR by Nigel Gresley . He had six children, the first of whom, Campbell, died as a child in 1898. His son George Ivatt was also a locomotive engineer and post-war CME of the London Midland and Scottish Railway . His daughter Marjorie married Oliver Bulleid , CME of
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#1732856059638144-756: Was introduced as well as the notable "Mickey Mouse" LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 and LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T , built to replace life expired 19th century branch line 0-6-0 and motor train 2-4-2T locomotive types, and the Class WT 2-6-4T locomotives for the Northern Counties Committee . The famous Ivatt twins, diesel-electric locomotives numbered 10000 and 10001 , built by the LMS at Derby in association with English Electric were Britain's first main-line diesel locomotives and were designed to operate singly or in pairs. On nationalisation in 1948, Riddles became CME of British Railways , whilst Ivatt remained as CME of
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