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Born </p><p>Married Jane Chalmers </p><p>1884 Birth of his son <a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/David_Chalmers_Urie" title="David Chalmers Urie">David Chalmers Urie</a> who became a locomotive engineer with the <a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Highland_Railway" title="Highland Railway">Highland Railway</a> and later the <a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/London,_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway" title="London, Midland and Scottish Railway">London, Midland and Scottish Railway</a>. </p><p>1937 January 6th. Died </p> <hr/> <p><b>1937 Obituary <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></b> </p><p>ROBERT WALLACE URIE was the last locomotive engineer of the London and South Western Railway. He was born in Ardeer in 1854 and was educated at Glasgow High School. </p><p>In 1869 he commenced a six years' apprenticeship, in Glasgow, which was divided between <a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Gauldie,_Marshall_and_Co" title="Gauldie, Marshall and Co">Messrs. Gauldie, Marshall and Company</a>, <a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Dubs_and_Co" title="Dubs and Co">Messrs. Dubs and Company</a>, and <a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_King_and_Co" title="William King and Co">Messrs. William King and Company</a>. During the succeeding years he was employed by various locomotive-building firms as a draughtsman. </p><p>He then joined the <a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Caledonian_Railway" title="Caledonian Railway">Caledonian Railway</a> in a similar capacity under <a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Dugald_Drummond" title="Dugald Drummond">Mr. Dugald Drummond, M.I.Mech.E.</a>, and was later engaged on investigations on higher steam pressures. </p><p>In 1890 Mr. Urie was appointed chief draughtsman at St. Rollox, and six years later was made works manager. He went with Mr. Drummond to the <a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/London_and_South_Western_Railway" title="London and South Western Railway">London and South Western Railway</a> in 1897, and was appointed works manager at Nine Elms. </p><p>Twelve years later the works were moved from Nine Elms to Eastleigh. Mr. Urie's appointment as locomotive superintendent dated from 1912, and he held that position until the merging of the London and South Western Railway in the Southern Railway in 1923, when he retired. </p><p>He served on a committee of locomotive engineers responsible for the design of standard locomotives during the War, and organized Eastleigh works for the production of munitions. His own locomotive designs were invariably two-cylinder machines, and included three varieties of 4-6-0 tender engines, one of which formed the pattern for the king Arthur class; and some heavy 4-8-0 and 4-6-2 tank engines. Mr. Urie was also the inventor of the "Eastleigh" superheater. </p><p>His death occurred at Largs, Ayrshire, on 6th January 1937. </p><p>He had been a Member of the Institution since 1898. </p> <hr/> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_Also">See Also</span></h2> <div id="whatlinksherelist">Loading...</div><script type="text/javascript">ajaxpage('/extensions/dynamic-what-links-here/show-list.php?title=Robert_Wallace_Urie','whatlinksherelist')</script> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sources_of_Information">Sources of Information</span></h2> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1937_Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers:_Obituaries" title="1937 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Obituaries">1937 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Obituaries</a> </span> </li> </ol> <ul><li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160417080408/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Urie">Wikipedia</a></li></ul>    </div><div class="printfooter"> Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Robert_Wallace_Urie&oldid=826808">http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Robert_Wallace_Urie&oldid=826808</a>"</div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Category:Biography" title="Category:Biography">Biography</a></li><li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Category:Biography_-_Railways" title="Category:Biography - Railways">Biography - Railways</a></li><li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Category:Births_1850-1859" title="Category:Births 1850-1859">Births 1850-1859</a></li><li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Category:Deaths_1930-1939" title="Category:Deaths 1930-1939">Deaths 1930-1939</a></li><li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Category:Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers" title="Category:Institution of Mechanical Engineers">Institution of Mechanical Engineers</a></li></ul></div></div>  </div> <div id="spacer"></div> <div class="roundedCornerSpacer"> </div> </div> <div class="bottomCorners"> <img class="borderBL" src="/web/20160417080408im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/skins/GracesGuide/images/corner-bl.gif" alt=""/> <img class="borderBR" src="/web/20160417080408im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/skins/GracesGuide/images/corner-br.gif" alt=""/> </div> </div> <div id="left"> <div class="box" id="p-navigation"> <h2>Navigation</h2> <hr class="underline"/> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Main_Page">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Grace%27s_Guide">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160417080408/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/">Latest News</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Things_to_See_and_Do">Things to See</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Wanted">Wanted</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/What%27s_On">What's On</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Contact_Us">Contact us</a></li> </ul> <h2>View By</h2> <hr class="underline"/> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/View_by_Archives">Archives</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/View_by_Biographies">Biographies</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/View_by_Industry">Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/View_by_Towns">Locations</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/View_by_Timelines">Timelines</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <ul id="f-list"> <li id="lastmod"> This page was last modified on 15 March 2016, at 01:35.</li> <li id="privacy"><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/GracesGuide:Privacy_policy" title="GracesGuide:Privacy policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="disclaimer"><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/GracesGuide:General_disclaimer" title="GracesGuide:General disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="about"><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/About_Grace's_Guide" title="GracesGuide:About">About Grace’s Guide</a></li> <li id="contactus"><a href="/web/20160417080408/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Contact_Us" title="GracesGuide:Contact us">Contact Grace’s Guide</a></li> </ul> <p> Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright © 2016 by Grace's Guide Ltd. 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