Alexander Ross (engineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alexander Ross (engineer)

British engineer

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1845

Place of Birth: Laggan, Badenoch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Feb-1923

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Alexander Ross (engineer)

  • Alexander Ross (20 April 1845 – 3 February 1923) was a British civil engineer particularly noted for his work with the railway industry. Ross was born in Laggan, County of Inverness in Scotland on 20 April 1845.
  • He was educated in Aberdeen and at Owen's College in Manchester, an institution now a part of the University of Manchester.
  • Ross began his career in railway engineering with the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) before moving to the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1871.
  • In 1873 he went to work for the North Eastern Railway (NER) before returning to LNWR in the next year.
  • He changed employer again in 1884 when he went to work for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) before becoming the Chief Engineer of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) in 1890.
  • During his time at MS&LR he was responsible for the design of many of the works involved with that company's London Extension. In 1896 Ross became the Chief Engineer of the Great Northern Railway (GNR), a post he held until 1911 when he became an engineering consultant.
  • During his time at GNR his advice was sought by the company's board on the locomotive design to be chosen for their no.1300 series of engines.
  • Several designs were rejected as they were judged to be too long or heavy for the rail infrastructure.
  • Despite several attempts at redesign by Nigel Gresley the series was scrapped in 1924.
  • His works as an engineering consultant included the Hertford Loop Line and Breydon Viaduct, with Ross serving as the Engineer-in-Chief of the latter.
  • On 16 June 1897 he was appointed Major in the Engineer and Railway Staff Corps, an unpaid unit of the Volunteer Force which provided technical advice to the British Army.
  • He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in that corps at the time it joined the Territorial Force on 1 April 1908.
  • He had been a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers since before 16 June 1897 and from November 1915 to November 1916 he served as their president.
  • Ross died in London on 3 February 1923.

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