W. G. Craig

William Grindley Craig (born c.1818 near Glasgow) was chief mechanical engineer of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway from 1854–1859. He was present, as an expert witness, at an enquiry into "The Railway Catastrophe Near Dudley" in 1858. He was succeeded by Charles Sacre.

He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Taff Vale Railway from 1844 to 1845. His appointment on the TVR was brief, a fate shared by a handful of engineers about this time on that railway.

He worked in another capacity at the Neath Abbey Ironworks, probably from 1844 to 1849.

He worked for the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company from 1849 to 1854. On the MR&CC Craig was responsible for the following locomotives, all of which were built by private manufacturers, including Neath Abbey Ironworks:

For more information about these locomotives, see Locomotives of the Great Western Railway.

Craig worked for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway from 1854 to 1859. This was Craig's last senior railway appointment, succeeding Richard Peacock of Beyer, Peacock and Company fame. On the MS&LR, he attracted a salary of £500/annum plus bonus payments based on savings made. He later became a cost-saving himself when his contract was not renewed following a reorganisation. He was replaced by Charles Reboul Sacre, late of the Great Northern Railway, but was retained as a consultant. The locomotives Craig added to MS&LR stock comprised:

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