He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Taff Vale Railway from 1844 to 1845. His appointment on the TVR was brief, a fate shared by a handful of engineers about this time on that railway.
Neath Abbey Ironworksedit
He worked in another capacity at the Neath Abbey Ironworks, probably from 1844 to 1849.
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Companyedit
He worked for the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company from 1849 to 1854. On the MR&CC Craig was responsible for the following locomotives, all of which were built by private manufacturers, including Neath Abbey Ironworks:
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railwayedit
Craig worked for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway from 1854 to 1859. This was Craig's last senior railway appointment, succeeding Richard Peacock of Beyer, Peacock and Company fame. On the MS&LR, he attracted a salary of £500/annum plus bonus payments based on savings made. He later became a cost-saving himself when his contract was not renewed following a reorganisation. He was replaced by Charles Reboul Sacre, late of the Great Northern Railway, but was retained as a consultant. The locomotives Craig added to MS&LR stock comprised:
At least one of the company's ships was also designed by him.
Consulting engineeredit
In 1861 Craig was living in north London, employed as a civil consulting engineer and by ten years later was still there but had added iron merchant to his occupations.
Familyedit
By 1881 he had moved to Wiltshire, where his wife Eliza Ellen Langley (1827-1882)(whom he had married in 1848) died. Craig had at least four children, two girls born in Newport, Monmouthshire, and a boy and girl born during his time at Gorton, Manchester. He died in St.Jean de Luz Basse Pyrenees, France 24/01/1886, leaving a will and naming one of his spinster daughters as executor.
william, grindley, craig, march, 1819, january, 1886, scottish, railway, engineer, designer, locomotive, superintendent, manchester, sheffield, lincolnshire, railway, from, 1854, 1859, present, expert, witness, enquiry, into, round, rail, accident, 1858, succe. William Grindley Craig 30 March 1819 1 24 January 1886 was a Scottish railway engineer and designer who was locomotive superintendent of the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway from 1854 1859 He was present as an expert witness at an enquiry into the Round Oak rail accident in 1858 2 3 He was succeeded by Charles Sacre Craig was born near Glasgow in 1819 He died in Saint Jean de Luz in 1886 4 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Taff Vale Railway 1 2 Neath Abbey Ironworks 1 3 Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company 1 4 Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 1 5 Consulting engineer 2 Family 3 See also 4 SourcesCareer editTaff Vale Railway edit He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Taff Vale Railway from 1844 to 1845 His appointment on the TVR was brief a fate shared by a handful of engineers about this time on that railway Neath Abbey Ironworks edit He worked in another capacity at the Neath Abbey Ironworks probably from 1844 to 1849 Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company edit He worked for the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company from 1849 to 1854 On the MR amp CC Craig was responsible for the following locomotives all of which were built by private manufacturers including Neath Abbey Ironworks 2 x 0 6 0 1850 2 x 0 4 0WT 1850 1 x 4 4 0 1850 6 x 4 4 0T 1853 6 x 0 6 0WT 1854 For more information about these locomotives see Locomotives of the Great Western Railway Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway edit Craig worked for the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway from 1854 to 1859 This was Craig s last senior railway appointment succeeding Richard Peacock of Beyer Peacock and Company fame On the MS amp LR he attracted a salary of 500 annum plus bonus payments based on savings made He later became a cost saving himself when his contract was not renewed following a reorganisation He was replaced by Charles Reboul Sacre late of the Great Northern Railway but was retained as a consultant The locomotives Craig added to MS amp LR stock comprised 2 x 0 6 0 1854 1 x 2 2 2WT 1856 3 x 0 6 0 1858 59 At least one of the company s ships was also designed by him Consulting engineer edit In 1861 Craig was living in north London employed as a civil consulting engineer and by ten years later was still there but had added iron merchant to his occupations Family editBy 1881 he had moved to Wiltshire where his wife Eliza Ellen Langley 1827 1882 whom he had married in 1848 died Craig had at least four children two girls born in Newport Monmouthshire and a boy and girl born during his time at Gorton Manchester He died in St Jean de Luz Basse Pyrenees France 24 01 1886 leaving a will and naming one of his spinster daughters as executor See also editLists of rail accidentsSources edit Scotland Select Births and Baptisms 1564 1950 Birmingham Post 15 9 1858 84f com Retrieved 14 June 2012 Birmingham Post 1 10 1858 84f com Retrieved 14 June 2012 England amp Wales National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations 1858 1995 The Locomotives of the GWR vols 3 amp 10 RCTS Great Central vol 1 G Dow Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives summer 1961 edition page 58 Business positions Preceded byRichard Peacock Chief Mechanical Engineer of theManchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway1854 1859 Succeeded byCharles Sacre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Grindley Craig amp oldid 1215535885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
