William Dalby (engineer)
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Professor William Ernest Dalby, FRS (21 Dec 1862 - 25 Jun 1936) was a British engineer.
At the age of 14 he started work in the Stratford Locomotive Works of the Great Eastern Railway
. In 1884 he moved to work in the Crewe Works of the London and North Western Railway
as Chief Assistant in the Permanent Way Department. he studied in his spare time for a BSc degree at London University.
In 1891 he was appointed to help Sir Alfred Ewing set up an Engineering Department at Cambridge University. In 1904, upon the retirement of William Unwin
, he was made Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the City and Guilds of London Institute Central Technical College
, which, in 1907, was renamed the City and Guilds College and then, in 1910, became incorporated into Imperial College, London. There he produced a number of Balancing Engines which were important in the development of more efficient railway engines. He wrote the book The Balancing of Engines published in 1902.
He was Vice-President of both the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Civil Engineers
. In 1913 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
He died at his home in Ealing, London
At the age of 14 he started work in the Stratford Locomotive Works of the Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Railway
The Great Eastern Railway was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia...
. In 1884 he moved to work in the Crewe Works of the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
as Chief Assistant in the Permanent Way Department. he studied in his spare time for a BSc degree at London University.
In 1891 he was appointed to help Sir Alfred Ewing set up an Engineering Department at Cambridge University. In 1904, upon the retirement of William Unwin
William Unwin
William Cawthorne Unwin FRS was a British civil and mechanical engineer. He is noted for his extensive work on hydraulics and engines as well as his close association with William Fairbairn. He is one of only a few men who have served as president of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and the...
, he was made Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the City and Guilds of London Institute Central Technical College
City and Guilds of London Institute
The City and Guilds of London Institute is a leading United Kingdom vocational education organisation. City & Guilds offers more than 500 qualifications over the whole range of industry sectors through 8500 colleges and training providers in 81 countries worldwide...
, which, in 1907, was renamed the City and Guilds College and then, in 1910, became incorporated into Imperial College, London. There he produced a number of Balancing Engines which were important in the development of more efficient railway engines. He wrote the book The Balancing of Engines published in 1902.
He was Vice-President of both the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers
Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
. In 1913 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
He died at his home in Ealing, London