Alfred John Hill CBE (1 January 1862–1 January 1927) was Chief Mechanical Engineer at the Stratford Works of the Great Eastern Railway from 1912 to 1922.
His best-known design is probably the GER Class L77 0-6-2 tank locomotive which was perpetuated (as Class N7) by Nigel Gresley of the London and North Eastern Railway after the 1923 grouping.
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 Birthday Honours.
Locomotive designs
- GER Class C72 (LNER Class J68 0-6-0T)
- GER Class B74 (LNER Class Y4 0-4-0T)
- GER Class L77 (LNER Class N7 0-6-2T)
- GER Class T77 (LNER Class J19 0-6-0)
- GER Class D81 (LNER Class J20 0-6-0)
- GER Class H88 (LNER Class D16 4-4-0)
- GER Class S69 (LNER Class B12 4-6-0)
References
- ^ "Alfred J. Hill". The London & North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- "No. 30730". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1918. p. 6690.
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| Preceded byS. D. Holden | Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Eastern Railway 1912-1922 |
Succeeded byNigel Gresley (LNER) |
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