Henry Tennant (railway administrator)
Henry Tennant (1823–1910) was a British railway administrator. He served as general manager of the North Eastern Railway from 1870 to 1891. He was chairman of the Central London Railway from 1895 to 1898 and a director of the company after that.[1]
Locomotive Committee[]
From 1884 to 1885 the North Eastern Railway was without a Locomotive Superintendent. During this period the work was done by a Locomotive Committee, chaired by Henry Tennant.[2] The committee designed the NER 1463 Class 2-4-0 steam locomotive.
References[]
- ^ Bruce, J Graeme; Croome, Desmond F (2006) [1996]. The Central Line. Capital Transport. pp. 5–6. ISBN 1-85414-297-6.
- ^ "LNER Encyclopedia: Henry Tennant".
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