Richard Marsh
Richard Marsh was a British Railways engineer associated with the Scottish Region's electric multiple unit procurement in the 1960s, his name appearing on the design and specification records for several Scottish Region traction projects including the Class 311 EMUs ordered for the Glasgow North Clyde electrification of 1967.
The Class 311 EMUs were built by Pressed Steel at Linwood, Renfrewshire, and entered service in 1967 on the Inverclyde, Argyle, and Cathcart Circle electrified lines out of Glasgow Central — part of the progressive extension of the 25 kV AC overhead electrification system that was transforming Glasgow suburban services in the 1960s. The Class 311s worked the Glasgow electric network for over two decades before withdrawal in the late 1980s and early 1990s as newer Class 318 and 320 EMUs arrived.
Detailed personal biographical information for Richard Marsh in a railway engineering context is not widely recorded in the published literature; his contribution is documented principally through the engineering records of the BR Scottish Region projects with which he was associated.
Biography
Richard Marsh was a British Railways engineer associated with the Scottish Region's electric multiple-unit fleet, in particular the British Rail Class 311 EMUs ordered for the Glasgow North Clyde and Cathcart Circle electrification of 1967. Limited contemporary biographical detail is publicly available.
Marsh's name appears on the design records of several BR Scottish Region traction projects of the 1960s; the Class 311s were built by Pressed Steel and entered service in 1967 on the Inverclyde, Argyle and Cathcart Circle lines, working until 1990.
