Hugh Percy Stewart
Hugh Percy Stewart (c1870-1933)
1934 Obituary.[1]
Stewart, Hugh Percy, was elected a Member in 1932. He started his railway career in the Locomotive, Carriage, and Wagon Department of the former Belfast and Northern Counties Railway, and on completing his apprenticeship left to take a position in the Belfast Works of Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Ltd., and afterwards became chief engineer of one of Messrs. E. Bates and Sons’ steamers.
In 1910 Mr. Stewart returned to the Northern Counties Railway, and from works manager was appointed in 1915 assistant chief locomotive engineer. In 1930 he was made engineer and locomotive superintendent to the Northern Counties Committee. During his term of office he super-, vised the construction of the new loop lines to avoid Greenisland Junction and give a direct run from Belfast to Portrush, the conversion of compound locomotives to simple, and the introduction of the 2-6-0 type of engines and petrol- engined rail cars.
He retired on the 30th of June, 1933, and died on the 2nd of October following, at the age of 63.