George Dow joined London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) as a grade five clerk at Kings Cross railway station in London, England.
He is perhaps best known as a draughtsman for his diagrammatic railway maps for the LNER and London, Midland and Scottish Railway and as an inspiration to the celebrated designer Harry Beck on the tube map.
Their work led to a style of design which has revolutionised the world of urban rail and metro maps.
On the creation of British Railways in 1948, he was appointed Public Relations and Publicity Officer for the Eastern and North Eastern Regions.
He rose to Divisional Manager, Birmingham, and later Stoke-on-Trent, and retired in 1968.