Eric Treacy

Eric Treacy, MBE (2 June 1907 – 13 May 1978) was an English railway photographer and Anglican bishop.

[2] He married Mary Leyland 'May' Treacy (née Shone) (1902–1985), a voluntary social worker, in 1932.

[5] On 10 May 1945, it was announced that Treacy had been Mentioned in Despatches "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe".

[10] On 13 May 1978, Treacy died from a heart attack on Appleby Station on the Settle-Carlisle Railway whilst waiting for a railtour hauled by BR 92220 Evening Star.

The Treacy Collection of 12,000 photographs forms part of the National Railway Museum's archive of over 1.4 million images.

Plaque to Bishop Treacy's life and work at Appleby railway station
Plaque to Bishop Treacy's life and work at Appleby railway station
Treacy's first published railway photographs in the ABC Locomotive Series (1946)
Treacy's first published railway photographs in the ABC Locomotive Series (1946)
ex-LMS black five number 45428 has been named Eric Treacy in preservation
ex-LMS black five number 45428 has been named Eric Treacy in preservation