Difference between revisions of "William Chapman (1749-1832)"
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1812 William Chapman of Durham and his brother [[Edward W. Chapman]] of Wallsend, Northumberland, took out a patent for "a method or methods of facilitating the means, and reducing the expense, of carriage on railways and other roads;" <ref> [[Engineers and Mechanics Encyclopedia 1839: Railways: William and E. W. Chapman]]</ref> <ref> Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive by Robert Young. Published 1923.</ref> | 1812 William Chapman of Durham and his brother [[Edward W. Chapman]] of Wallsend, Northumberland, took out a patent for "a method or methods of facilitating the means, and reducing the expense, of carriage on railways and other roads;" <ref> [[Engineers and Mechanics Encyclopedia 1839: Railways: William and E. W. Chapman]]</ref> <ref> Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive by Robert Young. Published 1923.</ref> | ||
1812 Took out a patent for travelling engines which was based on an engine and a chain that was pulled by the engine to move itself forward. The engine may have been built by the [[Butterley Co]] | |||
1814 A locomotive on eight wheels built for him by [[Phineas Crowther]] and it worked on the [[Lambton Colliery]] line in the following year. <ref> Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive by Robert Young. Published 1923.</ref> | 1814 A locomotive on eight wheels built for him by [[Phineas Crowther]] and it worked on the [[Lambton Colliery]] line in the following year. <ref> Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive by Robert Young. Published 1923.</ref> | ||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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* British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816 | |||
* A Treatise upon Elemental Locomotion by Alexander Gordon. 1836. | |||
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Revision as of 14:44, 29 January 2013
1812 William Chapman of Durham and his brother Edward W. Chapman of Wallsend, Northumberland, took out a patent for "a method or methods of facilitating the means, and reducing the expense, of carriage on railways and other roads;" [1] [2]
1812 Took out a patent for travelling engines which was based on an engine and a chain that was pulled by the engine to move itself forward. The engine may have been built by the Butterley Co
1814 A locomotive on eight wheels built for him by Phineas Crowther and it worked on the Lambton Colliery line in the following year. [3]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Engineers and Mechanics Encyclopedia 1839: Railways: William and E. W. Chapman
- ↑ Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive by Robert Young. Published 1923.
- ↑ Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive by Robert Young. Published 1923.
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- A Treatise upon Elemental Locomotion by Alexander Gordon. 1836.