Richard Maunsell

Richard Edward Lloyd Maunsell CBE (pronounced "Mansell") (26 May 1868 – 7 March 1944), from Raheny in Ireland, held the post of chief mechanical engineer (CME) of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway from 1913 until the 1923 Grouping and then the post of CME of the Southern Railway in England until 1937. He had previously held significant positions at other railways in England, Ireland and India. Quotes Make everything get-at-able Nock, O.S. (1982). Irish steam : a twenty-year survey, 1920-1939. Newton Abbott and Pomfret, Vermont: David & Charles. ISBN 0715379615. OCLC 9802320, p.22 This was dictum he regulary iterated to his railway designers to impress the importance that components should be easily accessible for maintenance and replacement. External links Richard Maunsell Category:Mechanical engineers Category:1968 births Category:1944 deaths Category:People from Ireland Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire