W. H. Austen

Male, Deceased Person

1878 – 1956

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Who was W. H. Austen?

William Henry Austen was a British railway engineer who took over the running of Colonel Stephens' light railways on the latter's death in 1931 until his own retirement in 1948, by which time the lines had either closed due to competition from motor bus and lorry, or became part of British Railways.

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Born
May 8, 1878
Died
Feb 26, 1956

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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