Joseph Tomlinson
Joseph Tomlinson may refer to: * Joseph Tomlinson (railway engineer) (1823–1894), British railway engineer and executive * Joseph Tomlinson (civil engineer) (1816–1905), British-born Canadian-American bridge and lighthouse engineer See also * Joe Tomlinson Joseph William George Tomlinson (born 9 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for club Milton Keynes Dons. Club career Early years Tomlinson played for the academies of Southampton and Yeovil Town, before jo ...

Joseph Tomlinson (railway Engineer)
Joseph Tomlinson (11 November 1823 – 22 April 1894) was a British railway engineer, and executive. Life Joseph Tomlinson was born in London on 11 November 1823. After leaving school in 1837, he joined his father, who was passenger superintendent, at the Stockton and Darlington Railway. From 1846 to 1852, he was outdoor foreman for J. V. Gooch. In 1851, at the time of the Great Exhibition, he was working for the London and South Western Railway, and often drove the special train which took Prince Albert from Windsor to Waterloo and back, often accompanied by his two sons, the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred. From 1854 to 1858, Outdoor Superintendent to Matthew Kirtley for the Midland Railway. From 1872 to 1885, he was resident engineer and locomotive superintendent of the Metropolitan Railway The Metropolitan Railway (also known as the Met) was a passenger and goods railway that served London from 1863 to 1933, its main line heading north-west from the capital' ...
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Joseph Tomlinson (civil Engineer)
Joseph Tomlinson (June 22, 1816 – May 10, 1905) was an English American engineer and architect who built bridges and lighthouses in Canada and the United States. In 1868, he co-designed and oversaw the construction of the Hannibal Bridge, the first permanent crossing of the Missouri River. He was the first person to hold the position of General Superintendent of Lighthouses for the new Dominion of Canada, holding that position beginning in January 1870. For eight years, he worked building railroad bridges for the Canadian government, and designed one of the most impressive bridges on the Canadian Pacific Railway where it crossed the Fraser River. He designed a railroad bridge over the Ashtabula River in Ohio, but was fired from the project after he refused to make supervisor-ordered changes to the design which he considered unsafe. The bridge failed on December 29, 1876, killing 92 people in a train derailment. Early life and education Tomlinson was born June 22, 1816, ...
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