Looking for information on Henry Tennant (NER)

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Looking for information on Henry Tennant (NER)

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Whilst searching for a new locomotive superintendent in 1885, the NER created a couple of locomotives by committee. The locomotives that survived into LNER ownership were given the classifications of E5 (2-4-0) and J74 (0-6-0T).

The committee was headed by the NER's General Manager, Henry Tennant, so I think this qualifies him to having a page in my Engineers section. However my sources are not producing much information.

I'm looking for the type of bio information I have on my other pages, and a picture would be great although that might be hard to find.

Can anyone help?

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I've added a page for Henry Tennant although it is clearly a bit thin!

http://www.lner.info/eng/tennant.shtml

I've also added one for Alexander McDonnell, which is similarly a bit on the thin side:

http://www.lner.info/eng/mcdonnell.shtml

The days of McDonnell and Tennant sound to have been an 'interesting' time for the NER

Still on the look out for information about these two...

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Tennant & McDonnel

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I have North Eastern Steam by W A Tuplin this gives good profiles of all North Eastern CME'S can send you relevant sections but how am I fixed vis a vis copyright.
Hi interested in the area served by 52D. also researching colliery wagonways from same area.
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Thanks. In the past two years I've managed to find some information (the McDonnell page had a further update a week or two ago). If there's further info in the book about any of the NER CMEs, I'd be interested...

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