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John Bloomfield Jervis

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John Jervis was an American railway engineer.

Born 1795 on Long Island.

1825 Joined the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. He was also the Chief Engineer of the Mohawk & Hudson RR, for whom he designed the 0-4-0 locomotive DeWitt Clinton, which first ran in 1831. Problems with stability led him to introduce the leading swivelling truck, making the loco a 2-4-0.[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 'Locomotive Designers in the Age of Steam' by J. N. Westwood, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1977
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