Bramah Joseph Diplock
Bramah Joseph Diplock (1857-1918), inventor of the Pedrail
1857 April 27th. Born in Chelsea the son of Thomas Bramah Diplock, a doctor, and his wife Eleanor Hannill Read. Descended from Joseph Bramah through his mother
1902 Published a book "A New System of Heavy Goods Transport".
1910 Diplock abandoned the Pedrail Wheel and began developing what he called the Chaintrack, in which fixed wheels ran on a moving belt, very like the caterpillar track as it is now understood. It was a complicated and high-maintenance system, and in 1914 Diplock eventually produced a version on a simpler, single wide track. With a body fitted, the machine could carry a ton of cargo and be pulled with minimal effort by a horse. It demonstrated the attributes of the caterpillar track: low friction and low ground pressure.
1911 Living at The Limes, Putney Park Avenue, 371 Upper Richmond Road, Putney: Bramah Joseph Diplock (age 53 born Chelsea, London), Engineer, mechanical Transport - Employer. Married 29 years - no children. Wife not listed. One visitor Grace Money (age 44 Hampton Bishop). Two servants.[1]
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- ↑ 1911 Census