James Pearson
James Pearson (1820-1891) was the engineer responsible for the daily operations of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's ill-fated atmospheric equipment on the South Devon Railway. Trains only ran in service from 13 September 1847 to 9 September 1848, but he was retained while the equipment was disposed of.
1820 March 29th. Born at Blackburn
In May 1850 he became the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Locomotive Engineer. Under his control the railway set up new locomotive works at Bristol Temple Meads. These opened in 1851 and built most of the railway's new broad gauge locomotives from 1859.
1851 Married 'At Bamford Speke, James Pearson, Esq., civil engineer, Bristol and Exeter Railway, and brother of Mr. R. L. Pearson, of Branthwaite Mills, near Whitehaven, to Jessy Agnes, eldest daughter of John Mudge'[1]
The most significant locomotives designed by James Pearson were:
- 1851 Bristol and Exeter Railway 2-2-2T locomotives - 7 small tank locomotives
- 1854 Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-2-4T locomotives - 8 locomotives with 9 feet wheels
- 1855 Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-4-0ST locomotives - 26 saddle tank locomotives
- 1856 Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0 locomotives - 6 goods locomotives
- 1859 Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-2-4T locomotives - 2 locomotives with 7 feet 6 inch wheels
- 1868 Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-2-4T locomotives - 4 locomotives with 8 feet 10 inch wheels
- 1870 Bristol and Exeter Railway 2-4-0 locomotives - 10 passenger locomotives
- 1874 Bristol and Exeter Railway 2-4-0 locomotives - 3 convertible passenger locomotives
1891 August 30th. Died at Ealing
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Carlisle Journal - Friday 10 January 1851
[1] Wikipedia