Preservation
Examples of all the Hawksworth designs except the 'Counties' survive. The Great Western Society is in the process of building a new 'County', a replica of No.1014 County of Glamorgan, using the frames of a 'Modified Hall', parts of the boiler of an LMS Class 8 2-8-0, and an original chimney from No.1006 County of Cornwall.
| Business positions | ||
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| Preceded by C. B. Collett |
Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway 1941–1947 |
Company nationalised as part of British Railways |
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