Edward Sydney Luard
Edward Sydney Luard (1856-1927)
1927 Obituary[1]
We regret to note the death, on July 30 last, at his home, 25, Durham-terrace, London, W.2, of Mr. Edward Sydney Luard, who was for some years chief, locomotive, carriage and wagon superintendent of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company, Bombay.
The eldest son of the late Rev, Octavius Luard, Mr. E. S. Luard was born on October 28, 1856, and received his early education at Felstead School. He entered upon an apprenticeship of three years at the locomotive works of the Great Northern Railway Company in 1874, and, in 1877, joined the drawing-office staff of Messrs. Sharp, Stewart and Company, Atlas Works, Manchester.
Three years later he was appointed locomotive inspector on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. Subsequently he was promoted to the position of assistant district locomotive superintendent, a post which he relinquished in 1883, upon receiving the appointment of first assistant locomotive and carriage superintendent of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company, in Bombay. Subsequently, he rose to the position of chief locomotive and carriage superintendent. While occupying this post, he re-designed and rebuilt the workshops of the company, and also redesigned the rolling-stock.
In 1902, he was nominated by the Government of India to represent the Indian Railways at the International Engineering Congress , held at Glasgow. While in India, he was Colonel of the Railway Volunteer Corps, and was also a Justice of the Peace for Bombay. In after years, Mr. Luard served on the boards of various companies. He was i managing director of the Consolidated Brake and
Engineering Company, Limited, chairman of Messrs. G. D. Peters and Company, Limited, and a director ; of the British Power Railway Signal Company, Limited. He became an associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers on December 6, 1892.