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A railway pioneer is someone who has made a significant contribution to the historical development of the railway (US: railroad). This definition includes locomotive engineers, railway construction engineers, operators of railway companies, major railway investors and politicians, of national and international importance for the development of rail transport.
Wilhelm von Pressel – designer of the Baghdad Railway; George Stephenson – "Father of British Steam Railways", inventor of the Rocket steam locomotive (the first "modern" locomotive), and pioneer of the 4 ft 8 ½ inch rail gauge; Richard Trevithick – credited with the 1804 invention of the steam locomotive
Joseph Pease. Joseph Pease (22 June 1799 – 8 February 1872) was a British proponent and supporter of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company, one of first public railway systems in the world, and was the first Quaker permitted to take his seat in Parliament.
Kessler's bid was successful and in 1841 he built his first steam locomotive, the Badenia for the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway (Großherzoglich Badische Staatsbahn). From 1842 Kessler was the sole owner of the new firm Kesslers Maschinenfabrik ('Kessler's Engineering Works'). In 1848 it was converted into a public limited company, but ...
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Project 1821–1831. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4646-6. OCLC 468636235. OL 4538910W. Chapman Frederick Marshall: A History of Railway Locomotives down to the End of the Year 1831. The Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd., 1928; William Fletcher: Steam Locomotion on Common Roads. E. & F. N. Spon, 1891
Railroad History (initially, The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin) is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society since 1921. Railroad History consists primarily of articles about the history of rail transport with some essays and book reviews . [ 1 ]
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The people listed here were all pioneers in the development of various forms of rail transport. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
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