 The title of his post was changed to Chief Mechanical Engineer in January 1905, although his duties hardly changed.He remained with the LSWR until his death.His locomotives for this railway were usually capable,as long as they had no more than 8 wheels.However,his 4-6-0 designs ranged from disastrous to mediocre.He also encumbered many of his LSWR engines with innovations which he had patented himself, such as firebox cross water tubes,and his smokebox steam drier,which only gave a very small degree of superheat.After his death,his successors improved the performance of many of his engines by fitting them with conventional smoke tube superheaters.Drummond died on 8 November 1912 aged 72 at his home at Surbiton.