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Joseph Wilkinson
A cartoon of ....
"G.W.R."
Wilkinson as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, 20 November 1902
Born
Joseph Loftus Wilkinson

1845
DiedJune 1903 (aged 57–58)
OccupationGeneral Manager
Years active1863–1903
EmployerGreat Western Railway
PredecessorH Lambert

Sir Joseph Loftus Wilkinson (1845 – 16 June 1903) was a British railway manager. He was General Manager of the Great Western Railway (GWR) from 1896 to 1903.[1]

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1899 - ".. the biggest railway in every respect in the kingdom... we want to make our big undertaking the undertaking of the country."[2]

Apparently declined a knighthood (twice) - need to find reference no - it's Frank Potter.

Need to check Maggs - there is something on the South Wales/Fishguard lines[3]

Lieutenant-Colonel in the Engineer and Railway Volunteer Staff Corps (seems to be a rank that goes with General Manager = Lambert was this rank before retiring - see LG).[4] He was also a member of the Army Railway Council.[1]

Line improvements, dining cars, staff welfare, competition (ICE_Obit)[5]

Inglis and power of General Manager (page 43).[6]

Is GWR 3031 Class 3056 named after this Wilkinson?

GWR

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Wilkinson joined the GWR in 1863 as a junior clerk. He remained with the GWR for almost all of his working life, but was Manager of the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway from 1885 to 1887. He rejoined the GWR as Chief Goods Manager in 1888, and became General Manager in 1896 until his death in 1903. He was knighted in 1902.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Wilkinson. "Wilkinson, Sir Joseph Loftus". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Bryan, Tim (2010). The Great Western Railway. Oxford, UK: Shire Publications. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-74780-788-9. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ^ Maggs, Colin (2013). A History of the Great Western Railway (1 ed.). Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-1277-5. OCLC 855536026.
  4. ^ "No. 26779". The London Gazette. 22 September 1896.
  5. ^ "Sir Joseph Loftus Wilkinson (Obituary)" (PDF). Minutes of the Proceedings. 254 (1903). Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE): 394. 1903. doi:10.1680/imotp.1903.18065. ISSN 1753-7843. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ^ Nock, O.S. (1972). The Great Western Railway in the 20th Century (2 ed.). London: Ian Allan. ISBN 9780711002272. OCLC 251662074.
  7. ^ "No. 27494". The London Gazette. 11 November 1902.
Business positions
Preceded by
H Lambert
 General Manager of the Great Western Railway
1896–1903 		Succeeded by


Category:1845 births Category:1903 deaths Category:Great Western Railway people Category:Engineer and Railway Staff Corps officers

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