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John G. Robinson
John George Robinson CBE, (30 July 1856 – 7 December 1943) was an English railway engineer, and was chief mechanical engineer of the Great Central Railway from 1900 to 1922. Early life Born at Newcastle upon Tyne, the second son of Matthew Robinson, a locomotive engineer, and his wife Jane, Robinson was educated at the Chester Grammar School, and in 1872 commenced an engineering apprenticeship with the Great Western Railway at Swindon Works, as a pupil of Joseph Armstrong. In 1878 he became assistant to his father Matthew Robinson at Bristol, and in 1884 joined the Waterford and Limerick Railway (which became the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway in 1896) as their locomotive, carriage and wagon assistant superintendent. He was promoted to superintendent the following year. Great Central Railway In 1900 Robinson joined the Great Central Railway as locomotive and marine superintendent and in 1902 was appointed chief mechanical engineer. He remained in that post until 1922, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station
Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England. Opened as Store Street in 1842, it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of Manchester city centre, it hosts long-distance intercity and cross-country services to national destinations including Euston railway station, London, Birmingham New Street railway station, Birmingham, Nottingham station, Nottingham, Glasgow Central station, Glasgow, Edinburgh Waverley station, Edinburgh, Cardiff Central railway station, Cardiff, Bristol Temple Meads railway station, Bristol, Exeter St Davids railway station, Exeter, Plymouth railway station, Plymouth, Reading railway station, Reading, Southampton Central railway station, Southampton and Bournemouth railway station, Bournemouth; regional services to destinations in Northern England including Liverpool Lime Street railway station, Liverpool, Leeds railway station, Leeds, Sheffield railway s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLR 3
WLR may refer to: * ''Wisconsin Law Review'', a student-edited legal journal at the University of Wisconsin Law School * Willandra Lakes Region, a World Heritage Site in New South Wales, Australia * West Lancashire Railway, a disused railway in Lancashire, England * WLR FM, a local radio station covering Waterford City and County in Ireland * ''Washington Law Review'', a student-edited legal journal at the University of Washington School of Law, USA * ''Weekly Law Reports'', an official periodical of United Kingdom case law published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting * Weapon Locating Radar, an Indian Artillery detecting radar being developed by DRDO * West Lincoln Road, a road in Miami Beach, Florida, USA * Wholesale line rental, a type of telecommunications service * WLR, the hull classification symbol of a river buoy tender used by the US Coast Guard * ''Whole Lotta Red ''Whole Lotta Red'' is the second studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
0-4-2T
T, or t, is the twentieth letter in the modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet. Its name in English is ''tee'' (pronounced ), plural ''tees''. It is derived from the Semitic letters taw (ת, ܬ, ت) via the Greek letter τ (tau). In English, it is most commonly used to represent the voiceless alveolar plosive, a sound it also denotes in the International Phonetic Alphabet. It is the most commonly used consonant and the second most common letter in English-language texts. History '' Taw'' was the last letter of the Western Semitic and Hebrew alphabets. The sound value of Semitic ''Taw'', Greek alphabet Tαυ (''Tau''), Old Italic and Latin T has remained fairly constant, representing in each of these; and it has also kept its original basic shape in most of these alphabets. Use in writing systems English In English, usually denotes the voiceless alveolar plosive (International Phonetic Alphabet and X-SAMPA: ), as in ''tart'', ''tee'', or ''ties'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLR 13 And 14
WLR may refer to: * ''Wisconsin Law Review'', a student-edited legal journal at the University of Wisconsin Law School * Willandra Lakes Region, a World Heritage Site in New South Wales, Australia * West Lancashire Railway, a disused railway in Lancashire, England * WLR FM, a local radio station covering Waterford City and County in Ireland * ''Washington Law Review'', a student-edited legal journal at the University of Washington School of Law, USA * ''Weekly Law Reports'', an official periodical of United Kingdom case law published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting * Weapon Locating Radar, an Indian Artillery detecting radar being developed by DRDO * West Lincoln Road, a road in Miami Beach, Florida, USA * Wholesale line rental, a type of telecommunications service * WLR, the hull classification symbol of a river buoy tender used by the US Coast Guard * ''Whole Lotta Red ''Whole Lotta Red'' is the second studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLR 10, 22, 20, 23, 43, 44, 47, And 48
WLR may refer to: * ''Wisconsin Law Review'', a student-edited legal journal at the University of Wisconsin Law School * Willandra Lakes Region, a World Heritage Site in New South Wales, Australia * West Lancashire Railway, a disused railway in Lancashire, England * WLR FM, a local radio station covering Waterford City and County in Ireland * ''Washington Law Review'', a student-edited legal journal at the University of Washington School of Law, USA * ''Weekly Law Reports'', an official periodical of United Kingdom case law published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting * Weapon Locating Radar, an Indian Artillery detecting radar being developed by DRDO * West Lincoln Road, a road in Miami Beach, Florida, USA * Wholesale line rental, a type of telecommunications service * WLR, the hull classification symbol of a river buoy tender used by the US Coast Guard * ''Whole Lotta Red ''Whole Lotta Red'' is the second studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and no trailing wheels. The notation 2-4-0T indicates a tank locomotive of this wheel arrangement, on which its water and fuel is carried on board the engine itself, rather than in an attached tender. Overview The 2-4-0 configuration was developed in the United Kingdom in the late 1830s or early 1840s as an enlargement of the 2-2-0 and 2-2-2 types, with the additional pair of coupled wheels giving better adhesion. The type was initially designed for freight haulage. One of the earliest examples was the broad-gauge GWR Leo Class, designed by Daniel Gooch and built during 1841 and 1842 by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company; Fenton, Murray and Jackson; and Rothwell, Hick and Rothwell. Because of its popularity for a period with English railways, noted railway author C. Hamilton Ellis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLR 5 To 7
WLR may refer to: * ''Wisconsin Law Review'', a student-edited legal journal at the University of Wisconsin Law School * Willandra Lakes Region, a World Heritage Site in New South Wales, Australia * West Lancashire Railway, a disused railway in Lancashire, England * WLR FM, a local radio station covering Waterford City and County in Ireland * ''Washington Law Review'', a student-edited legal journal at the University of Washington School of Law, USA * ''Weekly Law Reports'', an official periodical of United Kingdom case law published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting * Weapon Locating Radar, an Indian Artillery detecting radar being developed by DRDO * West Lincoln Road, a road in Miami Beach, Florida, USA * Wholesale line rental, a type of telecommunications service * WLR, the hull classification symbol of a river buoy tender used by the US Coast Guard * ''Whole Lotta Red ''Whole Lotta Red'' is the second studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. This was the most common wheel arrangement used on both tender and tank locomotives in versions with both inside and outside cylinders. In the United Kingdom, the Whyte notation of wheel arrangement was also often used for the classification of electric and diesel-electric locomotives with side-rod coupled driving wheels. Under the UIC classification, popular in Europe, this wheel arrangement is written as C if the wheels are coupled with rods or gears, or Co if they are independently driven, the latter usually being electric and diesel-electric locomotives. Overview History The 0-6-0 configuration was the most widely used wheel arrangement for both tender and tank steam locomotives. The type was also widely used for diesel switchers (shunters). Because they lack leading a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is headed by the Chief Royal Engineer. The Regimental Headquarters and the Royal School of Military Engineering are in Chatham in Kent, England. The corps is divided into several regiments, barracked at various places in the United Kingdom and around the world. History The Royal Engineers trace their origins back to the military engineers brought to England by William the Conqueror, specifically Bishop Gundulf of Rochester Cathedral, and claim over 900 years of unbroken service to the crown. Engineers have always served in the armies of the Crown; however, the origins of the modern corps, along with those of the Royal Artillery, lie in the Board of Ordnance established in the 15th century. In Woolwich in 1716, the Board formed the Royal Regime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Operating Division
The Railway Operating Division (ROD) was a division of the Royal Engineers formed in 1915 to operate railways in the many theatres of the First World War. It was largely composed of railway employees and operated both standard gauge and narrow gauge railways. The ROD operated their first line on a section of the Hazebrouck–Ypres line. The work was carried out by former employees of the London and North Western Railway. The ROD requisitioned many diverse locomotives from Britain's railway companies and leased several Belgian locomotives sent to France in 1914, but as the war dragged on adopted the Great Central Railway's Robinson Class 8K 2-8-0 as its standard freight locomotive to become the ROD 2-8-0. Some locomotives were also purchased from Baldwin in the United States. They also operated narrow-gauge engines (meter gauge or gauge trains). After the war, requisitioned locomotives returned to their foreign owners. * the ROD 2-8-0 were stored in Great Britain and sold t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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