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Civil engineer. Locomotive engineer. Employer (s) Grand Junction Railway. London and North Western Railway. Significant design. 4-2-2 locomotive Cornwall. Francis Trevithick (1812–1877), from Camborne, Cornwall, was one of the first locomotive engineers of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).
Nationality: British. 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.
According to his son Francis, Trevithick was the first to make high-pressure steam work in England in 1799, although other sources say he had invented his first high-pressure engine by 1797. [12] [13] Not only would a high-pressure steam engine eliminate the condenser, but it would allow the use of a smaller cylinder, saving space ...
The Project Gutenberg eBook, Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2), by Francis Trevithick, Illustrated by W. J. Welch. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Nationality: British. born in: Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. 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...
maker: 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.
