Difference between revisions of "William Chapman (1749-1832)"
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[[Image:Im201305Odds-WmChapman.jpg|thumb| William Chapman (1749-1832). ]] | [[Image:Im201305Odds-WmChapman.jpg|thumb| William Chapman (1749-1832). ]] | ||
[[image:Im1923TimHack-ChapmansSys.jpg|thumb| Chapman's Railway System. ]] | [[image:Im1923TimHack-ChapmansSys.jpg|thumb| Chapman's Railway System. ]] | ||
1749 Born at Whitby, the son of William Chapman, an engineer | |||
Engineer of the [[Kildare Canal]] | |||
With [[John Rennie]] was engineer of the [[London Docks]] and the south dock and basin at Hull | |||
1812 [[William Chapman (1749-1832)|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 (1749-1832)|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> | ||
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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> | ||
1832 May 19th. Died | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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* British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816 | * British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816 | ||
* A Treatise upon Elemental Locomotion by Alexander Gordon. 1836. | * A Treatise upon Elemental Locomotion by Alexander Gordon. 1836. | ||
* DNB | |||
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Revision as of 08:53, 22 May 2014
1749 Born at Whitby, the son of William Chapman, an engineer
Engineer of the Kildare Canal
With John Rennie was engineer of the London Docks and the south dock and basin at Hull
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]
1832 May 19th. Died
See Also
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.
- DNB