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| opwID | Marshall_2003 |
| Type | Book |
| Status | oldpway has copy, in copyright |
| Availability | Not on-line. Out of print, hard to buy secondhand |
| Published by | Railway & Canal Historical Society (RCHS), Oxford, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0-901461-22-9 |
| Pages | 206pp |
| Description | Substantially revised edition, with additional material, of Marshall_1978. Short biographies of most significant railway engineers, from all round the world. Includes many civil engineers and index linking companies and people. |
| Other editions | 1st edition Marshall_1978 |
| Notes |
This 2nd edition is better than the 1st edition,
Marshall_1978, but is much harder to buy.
2nd edition has fewer pages but more information, by using smaller print. Contains many useful scraps of information including: p.10: Roman Abt invented his rack rail system and patented it in 1882. p.11: William Bridges Adams took out a patent for a rail fish plate in May 1847. He was author of "Railways and Permanent Way, 1854" and "Roads and Rails, 1862". p.173: Thomas Summerson and Harris patented a rail chair with a cushion under the rail. Summerson designed the first wrought iron crossing and made a speciality of its manufacture. |