Wilson Worsdell

Wilson was born at Monks Coppenhall, near Crewe on 7 September 1850 to Nathaniel and Mary Worsdell; he was their tenth child and fourth son.

He returned to England in 1871 and worked for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and rose to be in charge of the locomotive shed at Chester.

Wilson's brother, Thomas William Worsdell was Locomotive Superintendent of the NER from 1885 to 1890.

When Thomas William retired, Wilson replaced him as the NER's Locomotive Superintendent, in which capacity he was a popular choice.

[4] In this capacity he was considered a mechanical genius being able to pinpoint problems with unerring accuracy.