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Francis Trevithick (1812–1877), from Camborne, Cornwall, was one of the first locomotive engineers of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).
Francis Trevithick (1812–1877) (also known to as Frank) was the eldest surviving son of Richard Trevithick (1771–1833) and Jane Harvey, engineer and inventor of the high pressure steam engine.
Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer. The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from an early age.
29 de mai. de 2024 · This two-volume study by his son Francis, chief engineer with the London and North-Western Railway, was published in 1872, and helped to revive his neglected reputation. It places its subject in his historical and technical context, building on the work of his father, Richard Trevithick Senior, and the Cornish mining industry.
- Francis Trevithick
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Francis began the study of civil engineering around 1832, and by 1840 was employed by the Grand Junction Railway. In 1841 he was appointed locomotive superintendant, at GJR, and in 1843 he was transferred to the new works in Crewe; he stayed there until his resignation in 1857
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- Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
20 de jan. de 2011 · Francis Trevithick. Cambridge University Press, Jan 20, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 430 pages. Cornishman Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) was one of the pioneering engineers of the...
Trevithick, Francis. The collection comprises of the papers mostly accumulated by Francis Trevithick in the course of writing a biography of his father 'A Life of Richard Trevithick', published in 1872, and later additions by unknown sources. Bulk of the records are from 19th century.
