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.
^ http://www.lner.info/eng/tennant.shtml

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[1] Bruce, J Graeme; Croome, Desmond F (2006) [1996]. The Central Line. Capital Transport. pp. 5–6. ISBN 1-85414-297-6.

[2] ttp://www.lner.info/eng/tennant.shtml

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