Brian Sharpe Archives - The Railway Hub

Great steam Engineers of the nineteenth century: Part 5 – the 1860s

9th April 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Network, Steam

Steam locomotives grew larger, more powerful and faster during the 1860s. Brian Sharpe outlines how the jobs of the locomotive superintendents of the major railway

Allan ‘did not design Crewe-type’ engines: there’s more to the story

11th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News, Steam

I enjoyed reading issue 250 of Heritage Railway and was delighted to find an interesting article by Brian Sharpe regarding 1840s locomotive engineers. As a

Great Steam Engineers of the 19th century: Part Four

13th February 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Network, Steam

In the 1850s, railway companies grew bigger through new construction and mergers.