HomeAboutLogin
       
       
 
55 years

   
Joseph Locke was a notable English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway projects. Locke ranked alongside Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel as one of the major pioneers of railway development. Locke's greatest legacy is the modern day West Coast Main Line (WCML), which was formed by the joining of the Caledonian, Lancaster & Carlisle, Grand Junction railways to Robert Stephenson's London & Birmingham Railway. As a result, around three quarters of the WCML's route was planned and engineered by Locke....
 
 
Joseph Locke was a notable English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway projects. Locke ranked alongside Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel as one of the major pioneers of railway development. Locke's greatest legacy is the modern day West Coast Main Line (WCML), which was formed by the joining of the Caledonian, Lancaster & Carlisle, Grand Junction railways to Robert Stephenson's London & Birmingham Railway. As a result, around three quarters of the WCML's route was planned and engineered by Locke.... More • http://en.wikipedia. ... seph_Locke View • BooksImagesVideosSearch Related • Engineers1840s1850sGreat BritainIndustrial RevolutionRailwayTechnologyTransportPeople

 
    George Stephenson, Father of Railways
  George Stephenson, Father of Railways
George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. Self-help advocate Samuel S...
 
    Robert Stephenson, Engineer
  Robert Stephenson, Engineer
Robert Stephenson was an English civil engineer. He was the only son of George Stephenson, the famed locomotive builder and railway engineer; many of the achievements popularly credited to his father were actually the joint efforts of father and son....
 
    Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Engineer
  Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Engineer
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a leading British civil engineer, famed for his bridges and dockyards, and especially for the construction of the first major British railway, the Great Western Railway; a series of famous steamships, including the first p...
 
       
         
          2022 © Timeline Index