Richard Deeley

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Richard Mountford Deeley (24 October 1855 — 19 June 1944) was Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway. He was succeeded in 1909 by Henry Fowler.

Deeley was born in Derby, the son of a Midland Railway accountant. He became a pupil of Samuel W. Johnson at Derby Works and was promoted to locomotive superintendent in 1904. He made significant contributions to compounding, adopting Smith's system for his Midland Compound 4-4-0 locomotives.

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Preceded by Samuel W. Johnson

Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway 1909 – 1923

Succeeded by Henry Fowler