In 1877, Ivatt moved to Ireland, and the Great Southern and Western Railway at Inchicore. In 1882, he was appointed to the post of locomotive engineer there, where he patented a design for a sprung flap for vertically-opening carriage windows that became ubiquitous.[1]
henry, ivatt, confused, with, henry, george, ivatt, usually, known, george, henry, alfred, ivatt, september, 1851, wentworth, cambridgeshire, october, 1923, english, railway, engineer, chief, mechanical, engineer, great, northern, railway, from, 1896, 1911, he. Not to be confused with his son Henry George Ivatt usually known as George Henry Alfred Ivatt 16 September 1851 Wentworth Cambridgeshire 25 October 1923 1 was an English railway engineer and was the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Northern Railway from 1896 to 1911 Henry Alfred IvattBorn 1851 09 16 16 September 1851Wentworth Cambridgeshire EnglandDied25 October 1923 1923 10 25 aged 72 Haywards Heath Sussex EnglandNationalityEnglishEducationLiverpool CollegeOccupationEngineerEngineering careerDisciplineLocomotive engineeringThe first Atlantic locomotive in Great Britain 990 Henry Oakley is preserved at York It was designed by Henry Ivatt in 1897 Contents 1 Career 1 1 London and North Western Railway 1 2 Great Southern and Western Railway 1 3 Great Northern Railway 1 4 Locomotive designs 2 Family 3 Death 4 ReferencesCareer EditLondon and North Western Railway Edit Educated at Liverpool College 2 at age 17 Ivatt was apprenticed to John Ramsbottom at the Crewe Works of the London and North Western Railway LNWR He worked as a fireman for six months and held various positions there He was made head of the Holyhead Locomotive Depot in 1874 before being promoted to the head of the Chester District Great Southern and Western Railway Edit In 1877 Ivatt moved to Ireland and the Great Southern and Western Railway at Inchicore In 1882 he was appointed to the post of locomotive engineer there where he patented a design for a sprung flap for vertically opening carriage windows that became ubiquitous 1 Great Northern Railway Edit In 1895 Ivatt returned to England and was appointed Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern Railway GNR succeeding Patrick Stirling with references from Samuel Waite Johnson John Aspinall Francis William Webb and William Dean Locomotive designs Edit At the GNR he became associated with the GNR Class C1 small boiler and GNR Class C1 large boiler 4 4 2 Atlantic type which he introduced to Britain Ivatt was also the first to introduce Walschaerts valve gear to Britain 2 Ivatt retired on 2 December 1911 He was succeeded as Chief Mechanical Engineer CME of the GNR by Nigel Gresley Family EditHe had six children the first of whom Campbell died as a child in 1898 1 His son George Ivatt was also a locomotive engineer and post war CME of the London Midland and Scottish Railway His daughter Marjorie married Oliver Bulleid CME of the Southern Railway Great Britain Death EditIvatt died in 1923 in Haywards Heath Sussex References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henry Ivatt a b c Henry Alfred Ivatt and his son Henry George Steamindex com Retrieved 11 June 2012 a b Biography of Henry A Ivatt Lner info Retrieved 11 June 2012 Preceded byPatrick Stirling Chief Mechanical Engineer of Great Northern Railway1896 1911 Succeeded byNigel Gresley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Ivatt amp oldid 1057811779, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
