Author: Robert YoungPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locomotive engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive
Author: Robert YoungPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locomotive engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
A History of Railway Locomotives down to the End of the Year 1831
Author: Chapman Frederick MarshallPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3845712872
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Chapman Frederick Marshall gibt in seinem Buch einen umfassenden Einblick über die Geschichte der Lokomotive bis in das frühe 19. Jahrhundert hinein. Sein Ziel war es, Lücken, die in der Darstellung dieses Gegenstandes bis dahin noch in der Literatur bestanden, zu schließen. Dabei geht er nicht nur auf die Idee des Dampfbetriebes ein, sondern nennt wichtige Persönlichkeiten, die die Entwicklung der Lokomotive beeinflusst und vorangetrieben haben. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.
Timothy Hackworth and the locomotive
Author: Robert YoungTimothy Hackworth and the locomotive
Author: R. YoungThe Locomotive Pioneers
Author: Anthony BurtonPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473870267
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This fascinating book explores the development of locomotives over the course of fifty years. From Richard Trevithick's first experimental road engine of 1801 up to the Great Exhibition some fifty years later, locomotives have come far in reimagining and reinventing themselves to serve the people and British industry.The early years showed slow development amongst locomotives: Trevithick's first railway locomotives failed significantly as the engine broke the brittle cast-iron rails. The story is continued through the years when locomotives were developed to serve collieries, a period that lasted for a quarter of a century, and saw many different engineers trying out their ideas; from the rack and pinion railway developed by Blenkinsop and Murray, to George Stephensons engines for the Stockton & Darlington Railway. The most significant change came with Robert Stephensons innovative Rocket, the locomotive that set the formula for future developments.British engineers dominated the early years, although in France Marc Seguin developed a multi-tubular boiler at the same time as Stephenson. The next period was marked by the steady spread of railways in Europe and across the Atlantic. Timothy Hackworth of the Stockton & Darlington railway supplied locomotives to Russia, and his men had an exciting ride to deliver parts by sleigh across the snowy steppes, pursued by wolves. In America, the first locomotives were delivered from England, but the Americans soon developed their own methods and styles, culminating in the Baldwin engines, a type that has become familiar to us from hundreds of Western films.This is more than just a book about the development of a vital technology, it is also the story of the men who made it possible, from the steadily reliable team of William Buddicom and Alexander Allan, who developed their locomotives at Crewe, to the flamboyant Isambard Kingdom Brunel, whose broad gauge was served by the magnificent engines of Daniel Gooch.
The Steam-engine, Its History and Mechanism
Author: Robert Scott BurnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Thomas Hackworth - Locomotive Engineer
Author: George Turner SmithPublisher:
ISBN: 9781781554647
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Thomas Hackworth (1797-1877) has been overlooked by history. He had both the fortune and misfortune to be the brother of a renowned railway engineer. His fortune lay in that he was party to some of the most famous early railway experiments. He was there at the birth of Puffing Billy and Wylam Dilly and built some of the first locomotives used on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. He was still building steam locomotives long after railways had become the dominant form of transport in the world. He was a major contributor to the growth of the north-east towns of both Shildon and Stockton-on-Tees, which would not be what they are without his acumen and engineering expertise. In respect of Stockton, he was also responsible for establishing one of the world's leading marine engineering companies. His misfortune was that his life was eclipsed by the fame and genius of an older brother. It was brother Timothy who once referred to Thomas Hackworth as 'Poor Tom' when Tom was made the scapegoat for a series of problems at Shildon. As a consequence Tom lost both job and home, was subsequently exploited by his business partner, and saw his young family was devastated by cholera. Despite this, he built a hundred steam locomotives, operated some of the earliest railways and produced engines that powered the first steam ships It is time for Tom Hackworth's story to be told.
The Locomotives of the Stockton & Darlington Railway
Author: Tom R. PearcePublisher: Twayne Publishers
ISBN: 9780902835146
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review
Author: Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive
Author: Robert YoungPublisher:
ISBN: 9780950600611
Category : Locomotive engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
First published in 1923. This edition published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and the 125th anniversary of the death of Timothy Hackworth.