Edward Fletcher (engineer)

For other people named Edward Fletcher, see Edward Fletcher (disambiguation).

Edward Fletcher (1807 – 21 December 1889)^[1] was an English engineer, and locomotive superintendent of the North Eastern Railway (NER).^[2] He was born at Elsdon in Northumberland.

Edward Fletcher
Born	1807 Elsdon, Northumberland, England
Died	21 December 1889(1889-12-21) (aged 81–82)
Occupation	locomotive engineer

Career

He was apprenticed to George Stephenson beginning in 1825^[1] and helped with the construction of Stephenson's Rocket and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway. He helped with the construction of the York and North Midland Railway, and then became locomotive superintendent of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway in 1845. When the N&DJR became part of the North Eastern Railway in 1854, Fletcher became its locomotive superintendent^[3] until his retirement in 1882.^[1] He was succeeded by Alexander McDonnell.

Locomotive designs

Fletcher's locomotive designs for the North Eastern Railway included:

• NER Bogie Tank Passenger
• NER 901 Class 2-4-0
• NER 1001 Class 0-6-0

Family

His nephew was the engineer James Holden.^[4]

See also

• Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway