- Lived 1805-1860.
- Born at Attercliffe, Sheffield.
- Railway Engineer.
- Son of William Locke (the manager of Walbottle Colliery) a fellow worker with George Stephenson at Walbottle Colliery
Best-known works -
- Grand Junction Railway 1835
- London and Southampton Railway 1837
- Sheffield, Ashton and Manchester Railway 1839
- Laid out Crewe Works and the town
- Mostly responsible for the West-coast Anglo-Scottish route
- Also did overseas railways including Paris to Le havre
- MP for Honiton 1847-60
- President of Institute of Civil Engineers
- Driver of Rocket when it killed William Huskisson[1]
Notes
- ↑ Chris de Winter Hebron, 50 Famous Railwaymen, 2005