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About William Dean
William Dean was an English railway engineer. He was the second son of Henry Dean, who was the manager of the Hawes Soap Factory in New Cross, London. William was educated at the Haberdashers' Company School. He became the Chief Locomotive Engineer for the Great Western Railway from 1877, when he succeeded Joseph Armstrong. He retired from the post in 1902 and was replaced by George Jackson Churchward. He designed famous steam locomotive classes such as the Duke Class, the Bulldog Class and the long-lived 2301 Class.
Everything about William Dean →- Occupation
- engineer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- January 8, 1840
- Died
- September 4, 1905