William George Beattie

For other people named William Beattie, see William Beattie (disambiguation).

William George Beattie, locomotive engineer, was the son of Joseph Hamilton Beattie. He joined the London and South Western Railway in 1862 as a draughtsman at Nine Elms Locomotive Works. He succeeded his father as Locomotive Engineer of the LSWR following Joseph's death in 1871. He was not however a success in this post and was forced to resign in 1878. He died in 1918.

References

Marshall, John, (1978), A biographical dictionary of locomotive engineers, David & Charles.

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Preceded by Joseph Hamilton Beattie	Locomotive Superintendent of the London and South Western Railway 1871–1878	Succeeded by William Adams

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Name	Beattie, William George
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Date of death	1918
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