Tom Hurry Riches
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Born24 November 1846
Cardiff, Wales
Died4 September 1911 (aged 64)
Cardiff, Wales
KnownforRailway engineer
ChildrenCharles T. Hurry Riches (son)
Tom Hurry Riches | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 November 1846 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 4 September 1911 (aged 64) Cardiff, Wales |
| Known for | Railway engineer |
| Children | Charles T. Hurry Riches (son) |
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]
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.
