Francis Trevithick

Francis Trevithick

by Unknown artist, holding a drawing of his locomotive Cornwall
Born 1812
Died 27 October 1877 (aged 6465)
Penzance
Nationality British
Children Arthur Reginald Trevithick
Frederick Harvey Trevithick
Parent(s) Richard Trevithick
Jane Trevithick (née Harvey)

Engineering career

Engineering discipline Civil engineer
Locomotive engineer
Employer(s) Grand Junction Railway
London and North Western Railway
Significant design 4-2-2 locomotive Cornwall

Francis Trevithick, from Camborne, Cornwall, was one of the first locomotive engineers of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).

Life

Born in 1812 as the son of Richard Trevithick, he began the study of civil engineering around 1832, and by 1840 was employed by the Grand Junction Railway (GJR).[1]

After leaving the LNWR he returned to Cornwall and became factor of the Trehidy estates, of which his grandfather had been mineral agent in the 18th century. He wrote a biography of his father and, in 1872, had it published. He died at Penzance on 27 October 1877 and was buried there.

His son, Arthur Reginald Trevithick (1858-1939), worked for many years on the LNWR, including several years as assistant locomotive works manager at Crewe. Another son, Frederick Harvey Trevithick (1852-1931), worked for both the Great Western Railway and the Egyptian State Railways and at the latter advanced to Chief Mechanical Engineer.[2]

Career

See also

References

  1. Steam Index (section for Francis).
  2. Steam Index (sections for each son).
  3. Nock 1968, pp. 33–34,41
  4. Nock 1968, pp. 57–58,66
Preceded by
(First locomotive engineer)
Chief Mechanical Engineer of the
Northern Division of the London and North Western Railway

1846–1857
Succeeded by
John Ramsbottom
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