John Albert Hookham

John Albert Hookham (1863-1934) of the North Staffordshire Railway

1911 Living in Stoke-on-Trent and listed as Manager of Railway Company Locomotive Works. Born in Clapham, Surrey.

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1934 Obituary.

John A. Hookham was elected a Member in 1920, becoming a Life Member in 1929. He received his engineering training as a pupil to the late W. Kirtley on the old London, Chatham and Dover Railway at Battersea. After two years in the drawing office he left the railway to join a firm of marine engineers as a draughtsman, with whom he remained for four years, returning to the drawing office of the L.C. and D. Rly. at Battersea in 1891. In 1900 he went out to Brazil as Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Supt. to the Donna Thereza Christina Railway until 1902, when he was appointed Locomotive Works Manager to the North Stafford Railway at Stoke-on-Trent.

In 1915 he became Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Supt. and later was made Chief Mechanical Engineer. He retired in 1924, not long after the amalgamation with the L.M.S., and went to live in Exmouth.

Mr. Hookham was responsible for the design of the last North Stafford Rly. tank engine built at the old works in Stoke-on-Trent; it has four 14m. cylinders by 24111., 4ft. 6in. coupled wheels with a wheel base of 16ft. 6in. The total heating surface is 1,051.7 sq. ft., including superheater, with a grate area of 17.52 sq. ft. The working pressure is i751bs. per sq. in. and total weight of engine 56 tons 13 cwt. A framed photograph of this engine bearing Mr. Hookham’s signature has been kindly presented to the Institution by Mr. W. Sinclair.

He was born on November 9th, 1863, and died 24th January, 1934, at the age of 70.

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