Patrick Stirling (railway engineer)

Patrick Stirling (29 June 1820 – 11 November 1895) was a Scottish railway engineer, and Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern Railway of England. His father Robert Stirling was also an engineer. His brother James Stirling was also a locomotive engineer. His son Matthew Stirling was CME of the Hull and Barnsley Railway. Another son, Patrick Stirling played for Doncaster Rovers and was mayor of Doncaster.

Patrick Stirling
Born	29 June 1820 Kilmarnock, Scotland
Died	11 November 1895(1895-11-11) (aged 75) Doncaster, England
Resting place	Hyde Park Cemetery, Doncaster
Children	Matthew Stirling
Parent	Robert Stirling
Engineering career
Discipline	Locomotive engineer
Employer	Great Northern Railway
Significant design	Stirling single

GNR Stirling 4-2-2 no. 1 at Doncaster Works open day on 27 July 2003

Career

Patrick Stirling was Locomotive Superintendent of the Glasgow and South Western Railway from 1853 to 1866. He moved to the Great Northern Railway that year, where he constructed several locomotive types. He was succeeded by Henry Ivatt.

Stirling Single

Stirling's most famous design was the 4-2-2 Stirling Single, dubbed the "eight-footer" after its 8 ft 1 in (2.46 m) driving wheel. The class set records during the Race to the North in 1895 with average train speed between engine changes exceeding 60 mph (97 km/h).

External links

• Patrick Stirling at steamindex.com
• http://www.lner.info/eng/stirling.shtml