Thomas Scott Finlayson (1870-1942)
1870 June 05th. Born at Springburn, Lanark, the son of Henry Finlayson and his wife Elizabeth Scott.
1901 Living at Kinnin Park, Glasgow: Thomas S. Finlayson (age 30 born Glasgow), Locomotive Draughtsman. With his wife Maggie and daughter Elizabeth and son Henry.[1]
1913 Joined London and South Western Railway as Chief Draughtsman at a salary of £350 p.a. [2]
1919 Chief Draughtsman, London and South Western Railway.[3]
1939 Living at 24 Leaside Way, Southampton, Mechanical Engineer (Retired). With Margaret L. Finlayson.[4]
1942 August 09th. Died at 24 Leaside Way, Southampton.
1942 Obituary.[5]
Thomas Scott Finlayson, elected a member in 1925, was educated at Anderson Technical College, Glasgow. He served his five years’ engineering apprenticeship with Neilson, Reid and Co. (later the North British Locomotive Co.), Glasgow, and then joined Alley-Maclellan, Ltd., as a draughtsman.
After 18 months he joined McOnie, Harvey and Co., General Engineers, Glasgow, as a draughtsman and in 2.5 years was made a leading draughtsman. Five years later he went back to locomotive engineering as a leading draughtsman with the North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., becoming chief designer towards the later period of 13 years which he spent with that company.
In 1913 he came south to take up the appointment of chief draughtsman in the Locomotive Dept, of the Southern Railway, which appointment he held until the date of his retirement in 1937. He served on the Council of the Institution from 1926 to 1934.
He died at the end of August, 1942, in his 73rd year.
1942 Obituary [6]
We note with regret the death of Mr. T. S. Finlayson, formerly chief locomotive draughtsman, Southern Railway.
1942 Obituary [7]
A Scotsman who created the great steam engines of the Southern Railway has died in England. He was Mr. Thomas Scott Finlayson, who went from Glasgow to become chief locomotive draughtsman for the old London and S.W. Railway, and later the Southern Railway. Mr. Finlayson was responsible for the big locomotives of the King Arthur, Lord Nelson and 'Schools' class. In 1937 he retired to Southampton, where he had made his home for many years.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1901 Census
- ↑ Railway Employment Records
- ↑ IMechE application
- ↑ 1939 Census
- ↑ 1942 Institution of Locomotive Engineers: Index
- ↑ The Engineer 1942/09/11 p224
- ↑ Daily Record - Tuesday 08 December 1942