Richard Deeley
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Richard Mountford Deeley (24 October 1855 — 19 June 1944) was Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway. He was succeeded in 1909 by Henry Fowler.
Deeley was born in Chester, the son of a Midland Railway accountant. He became a pupil of Samuel W. Johnson at Derby Works and was promoted to locomotive superintendent in 1904. He made significant contributions to compounding, adopting Smith's system for his "Midland Compound" 4–4–0s.
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| Preceded by: Samuel W. Johnson -1900 | Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway 1909–1923 | Followed by: Henry Fowler |
Categories: People stubs | Important people in rail transport | Mechanical engineers | Midland Railway | 1855 births | 1944 deaths