William Barton Wright
British engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Barton Wright (13 November 1828 – 7 May 1915) was an English mechanical engineer, also tea plantation owner and mine owner. He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) from 1875. During his ten-year career in that post he helped to make the LYR one of the most efficient railways in the United Kingdom, by designing a range of good locomotives to haul the LYR's traffic.[1]
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
William Barton Wright | |
---|---|
Born | William Barton Wright (1828-11-13)13 November 1828 Murton, North Shields, Northumberland, England |
Died | 7 May 1915(1915-05-07) (aged 86) St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Children | Edward William Barton-Wright |
Engineering career | |
Projects | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Madras Railway Assam Railways Mines at Odemira, Portugal Tea plantations Nilgiri |
Close