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- Lived 1814-1897
- Born at Todmorden the son of a mill-owner with the first steam driven mill in that area.
- Amalgamated various London and North Western railway divisional locomotive works in to the Crewe Works
- Developed piston-ring, tamper-proof safety valve, wheel and screw reversing gear, water trough for taking on water at speed
- Introduced the mass-production of locomotives in particular the 0-6-0 class
- Consultant to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway works[1]
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