William Adams (locomotive engineer)
English railway engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with William Bridges Adams, inventor, writer and locomotive engineer.
For other people named William Adams, see William Adams (disambiguation).
William Adams (15 October 1823 – 7 August 1904) was an English railway engineer. He was the Locomotive Superintendent of the North London Railway from 1858 to 1873; the Great Eastern Railway from 1873 until 1878 and the London and South Western Railway from then until his retirement in 1895. He is best known for his locomotives featuring the Adams bogie, a device with lateral centring springs (initially made of rubber) to improve high-speed stability. He should not be mistaken for William Bridges Adams (1797–1872) a locomotive engineer who, confusingly, invented the Adams axle – a radial axle that William Adams incorporated in designs for the London and South Western Railway.
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William Adams | |
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Born | (1823-10-15)15 October 1823 Limehouse, London, England |
Died | 7 August 1904(1904-08-07) (aged 80) Putney, London, England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Mechanical, locomotive |
Employer(s) | North London Railway Great Eastern Railway London and South Western Railway |
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