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Alexander Allan

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1845.

Alexander Allan (1809-1891), locomotive engineer,

The 'Crewe' type locomotive.

Worked at Grand Junction Railway works at Crewe, which opened in 1843.

He was one of the original members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, which was founded in 1847.

In 1847 he patented a hydrostatic turntable.

1853. He left Crewe to become locomotive superintendent of the Scottish Central Railway.

He later took management of the Worcester Engine Works Co.

He designed the straight-link motion and the air spring pressure gauge and a steam brake. He was also the inventor of improved duplex spring buffers and of a railway carriage roof lamp. [1]


1891 * Obituary in The Engineer 1891/06/12.


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  1. ↑ The Engineer 1891/06/12
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