George Stephenson

George Stephenson

male, deceased (1848)
civil engineer, standard gauge, rocket, English, Rail transport in Great Britain, From Northumberland…Locomotive designer/builder, locomotive
George Stephenson was an English mechanical engineer who designed the famous and historically important steam locomotive named "Rocket" and is...

John Ramsbottom

male, deceased (1897)
engineer, water trough, displacement lubricator, Locomotive designer/builder, From Todmorden, London and North Western Railway
John Ramsbottom (11 September 1814 - 20 May 1897) was an English mechanical engineer who created many inventions for railways, including the...

David Jones

male, deceased (1906)
Scottish, railway, car accident, locomotive, superintendent, burn…Locomotive designer/builder
David Jones (25 October 1834 - 2 December 1906) was locomotive superintendent for the Highland Railway in Scotland. He was credited with the design...
Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson

male, deceased (1859)
buried at Westminster Abbey, member of the United Kingdom Parliament, mechanical engineer, Fellow of the Royal Society, inventor, railway…locomotive, Locomotive designer/builder
Robert Stephenson FRS (16 October 1803 - 12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer. He was the only son of George Stephenson, the famed...
Richard Trevithick

Richard Trevithick

male, deceased (1833)
steam engines, Dartford, British, cornish, mineral, steam locomotive…Locomotive designer/builder
Richard Trevithick was a British inventor, engineer and builder of the first working railway steam locomotive. He was born at Tregajorran (in the...

William Howard

male, deceased (1834)
engineer, mechanical engineer, American, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cars, Locomotive designer/builder
William Howard (1793 - 1834) was an American mechanical engineer who was one of the first to work for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. When the...
Horatio Allen

Horatio Allen

male, deceased (1889)
Columbia University, Columbia, civil engineer, engineer, Columbia University alumni, American railroad executive…steam locomotive, Locomotive designer/builder
Horatio Allen, LL.D was an American civil engineer and inventor. Born in Schenectady, New York, he graduated from Columbia in 1823, and was...
Matthew Murray

Matthew Murray

male, deceased (1826)
engineer, Pioneer of rail transport, steam locomotive, English, From Newcastle Upon Tyne, steam engine…Locomotive designer/builder
Matthew Murray was a steam engine and machine tool manufacturer, who designed and built the first commercially viable steam locomotive, the twin...
James Holden

James Holden

male, deceased (1925)
GER Decapod, GER Class D14/D15/D16 'Claud Hamilton', Locomotive designer/builder, Decapod, oil, locomotive…Locomotive Design
James Holden was an English locomotive engineer. He is remembered mainly for his handsome and effective Claud Hamilton 4-4-0, his pioneering work...
Ephraim Shay

Ephraim Shay

male, deceased (1916)
Portland, american civil war, inventor, locomotive, patent, Pioneer of rail transport…Locomotive designer/builder, Lima Locomotive Works, Shay locomotive
Ephraim Shay (July 17 1839 - April 19 1916) designed the first Shay locomotive and patented the type. He was born on July 17, 1839, in Sherman...