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
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Allan ‘did not design Crewe-type’ engines: there’s more to the story
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
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Great Steam Engineers of the 19th century: Part Four
In the 1850s, railway companies grew bigger through new construction and mergers.
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