Sir William McAlpine, 6th Baronet

Sir William McAlpine, 6th Baronet

Sir William Hepburn McAlpine, 6th Baronet (born 1936) is a British millionaire businessman, a former director of the construction company Sir Robert McAlpine.

Biography

He inherited the baronetcy in 1990 on the death of Sir Robert McAlpine, 5th Baronet.

He is a railway enthusiast, and at one time owned LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman. He maintains a private railway museum at his Buckinghamshire country estate. [http://www.metropolitanrailway.co.uk/fawley.htm] "Sir William McAlpine" 60008 – a British Rail Class 60 diesel locomotive of EWS – was named in his honour.

He is chairman of the Railway Heritage Trust [ [http://www.railwaypeople.com/rail-news-articles/sir-william-mcalpine-talks-to-andy-milne-1087.html Sir William McAlpine talks to Andy Milne ] ] and patron of the Clan MacAlpine Society. [ [http://www.macalpineclan.com Official Homepage Of The Worldwide Organization For MacAlpines ] ]

Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green is his younger brother.

References

External links

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article707530.ece Profile in "The Times"]


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