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1840 Railway engine driver for the locomotive [[Robert Stephenson and Co: Globe| Globe]] on the [[Stockton and Darlington Railway]] and later for the [[Timothy Hackworth: William IV| William IV]] | 1840 Railway engine driver for the locomotive [[Robert Stephenson and Co: Globe| Globe]] on the [[Stockton and Darlington Railway]] and later for the [[Timothy Hackworth: William IV| William IV]] | ||
1834 November. He had a narrow escape when a colleague [[James Cleasby]] took the engine out and hit a block of wood deliberately placed on the line with the intention of derailing the engine and killing him. Cleasby died and the perpetrator was never caught. | |||
1875 Alive | 1875 Alive | ||
Latest revision as of 15:00, 4 December 2014
1840 Railway engine driver for the locomotive Globe on the Stockton and Darlington Railway and later for the William IV
1834 November. He had a narrow escape when a colleague James Cleasby took the engine out and hit a block of wood deliberately placed on the line with the intention of derailing the engine and killing him. Cleasby died and the perpetrator was never caught.
1875 Alive
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Sources of Information
- Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive by Robert Young. Published 1923.