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Tom Hurry Riches

Tom Hurry Riches

British railway engineer (1846–1911)

Tom Hurry Riches (1846–1911) was a British engineer who became the Locomotive Superintendent of the Taff Vale Railway in October 1873, and held the post until his death on 4 September 1911. At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest locomotive superintendent in Britain. Riches was elected as a Whitworth Exhibitioner in 1868.[1]

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Riches served as President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers between 1907–1908.[2]

His son, Charles T. Hurry Riches was Locomotive Superintendent of the Rhymney Railway from 1906 until 1922.

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  1. [1]
    The Whitworth Society. 'The Whitworth Register', 2008, p.46
  2. [2]
    "Past Presidents". Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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