Sir William McAlpine, 6th Baronet

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Sir William Hepburn McAlpine, 6th Baronet (born 1936) is a British millionaire businessman, a former director of the construction company Sir Robert McAlpine.

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He inherited the baronetcy in 1990 on the death of Sir Robert McAlpine, 5th Baronet.

He is a railway enthusiast, and at one time owned LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman. He maintains a private railway museum at his Buckinghamshire country estate.[1] Sir William McAlpine 60008 – a British Rail Class 60 diesel locomotive of EWS – was named in his honour.

He is chairman of the Railway Heritage Trust[2] and patron of the Clan MacAlpine Society.[3]

Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green is his younger brother.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.metropolitanrailway.co.uk/fawley.htm
  2. ^ Sir William McAlpine talks to Andy Milne
  3. ^ Official Homepage Of The Worldwide Organization For MacAlpines

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