George Potter Neele

George Potter Neele (12 December 1825 – 4 January 1921), generally referred to as G. P. Neele, was an English railways executive, known for revolutionising the programming of railway timetables on scientific principles.

History
Neele was born in Kentish Town, and moved with his parents to Walsall in 1838.

He began his working life in 1847 on the Eastern Counties Railway, but after two years was appointed chief clerk of the South Staffordshire Railway, which was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1861, remaining with that company for the remainder of his working life, reaching the rang of Line Superintendent.

He retired in 1895.

Publications
Neele, G. P. (1904) Railway Reminiscences