I SAAC D OD D S ‘ ll s l o whose geniu s is d u e mu ch of t h e s cxen tifi c advance ment of ra way . A STO RY OF RAI LWAY PI ONEERS BEING AN ACCO UNT OF TH E INV ENTIONS AND WO RKS OF ISAAC D ODD S AND H I S S ON TH OM AS WEATH E RB U RN D ODD S M R S NE L Ex A O L M C . R . S . E J . , ( ) LOND O N S WYN B L O U N T LT D . E L Eff , , W 1 B GS . C . 2 2 YORK UILDIN , ADELPHI, P REFA CE The hi sto ri cal records of the S ci ence of Engi neering are notoriously incomplete and general knowledge of the origi n of commonplace inventions i s lamentably poor . The ni neteenth centu ry produced many remark able men whos w ks are eve whe e in c nstant use e or ry r o , but wh e ar l s t st os names e o t o Hi ory . Thi s st inall i ntended or u blicat n ory , orig y f p io ' i n a well- kn wn ma az ne i s o ered to the reader o g i , fi who can appreciate a record of the i nv entions and works of noble minds and who takes a just pride i n th e achievements of his countrymen . U n he death Mr I saac D dds i n 1 88 2 t . po of o , , practically no p ubli c mention was made of hi s contributions to engineeri ng science only the late Mr. Cha les Manb S ec etar th e I nstitute r y , r y of of Civil En inee s ventu ed to ec rd s me hi s g r , r r o o of ’ w k F llowi n M r Dodd decease h is son s . s or o g . , , Mr wa ccu ied or c ns de able . W D dds s o o T. o , p f i r time i n wo k abr ad and etu ned to En land w th r o , r r g i iii P$8 504 ENGLI SH LOCAL P REFACE hi s h h a n H is at o la e sh ealt f ili g . de h t ok p c ortly a terwards i n the last ear th e n neteenth f , y of i ntu ce ry . Eleven y ears afterwards the writer h ad th e good ’ ortune to see evidence the M ess s Dodds remark f of r . able i nventi ns and c mmenced a care ul nvesti o , o f i gatian of their life works as far as family p ap ers uld e m Man he nal no es d awi n s wo it. t t p r y of origi , r g , and other documents were destroyed subsequent to ‘ death Mr T s u ici nt ev dence the . W Dodd s e of . fi i rema ned however to sh w th at a e manent record i , , o p r of their doings would b e of i nterest to many readers even at the esent t me pr i . The newsp aper notices p ublished after the death Mr T dds alth u h do n little en u h W. D of . o , o g i g o g usti ce to his memor r vided clues su icient to j y , p o fi guide the i nvestigator i nto those channels where more i nformation might be learned . Former workmen of the firm of Dodds and S on we e s u ht out and i ntervi ewed thei st i es be n r o g , r or i g heard with great interest ; relics of their apprentice days treasured up for six ty y ears or more were brought to light on these occasions and ex hibited with remarkable ride then e laced i n a wa which was p , r p y athetic to he beh lder p t o . These men we e all ud the r maste s and r pro of i r , es ected them with com lete s nce it b ea n thei r p p i r y , ri g r m emo to the ave ry gr . iv P REF ACE Man old eco ds have been searched old news y r r , a e s colu mn b c lumn th e ew c ntem ra p p r , y o , f o po ry en i nee i n u blicati ns and man sci enti ic u g r g p o , y f jo r nals Visits have bee ai h s enes thei r . n p d to t e c of activiti es and l cal ec e amined Man o ds x . , r or y i nventions have of necessity been omitted as complete ev idence concerning them was lacking ; even i n some o these cases however the e i s little d ubt that a f , , r o ju ry would give the credit of thei r origin to the Messrs Dodds b ut in a rec d thi s natu e wh e e . , or of r , r e uent otnotes and re e ences have b een av ided fr q fo f r o , it i s obabl the wi sest lan to mit them pr y p o . S hould the facts and i ncidents related i n thi s sto b e value i n that it ma urni sh s me th e ry of , y f o of mi ssin li nks i n the hi sto o en i nee in then g ry f g r g , , a a t rom an inte est whi ch it mi ht c eate the p r f y r g r , w iter thi nks his time and t uble well aid r ro rep . 5 . 5 . Toronto a , C nada, 1 1 9 2 . CONTENTS I NTROD UCTTON CHAPTER I ISAAC DODDS C HAPTER I I GEORGE STEP HEN S ON AND JAMES HANN CHAPTER I I I NUMEROUS I NVENTIONS C HAPTER I V A CHECK To A SUCCESSFUL RAILWAY CAREER C HAPTER V THE HOLMES E NC TNE AND RAILWAY WORK S CHAPTER V I ’ TH E SH EFFIELD ME CHANTCS E! HIBITION o r 1 840 C H APTER VI I JOHN STE P HENSON C HAPTER VI II A PACE IN THE H ISTORY OF I RON AND STEEL C HAP TER I ! THE SLIDE -MOTION CHAPTER ! LAST I NVENTIONS CHAPTER ! I S E RTOU S Dm U LTTE s TN S pATN v ii LIST OF ILLU STRATIONS PAGE ISAAC DODDS F ro nti spi ece DDS F ac RALP H DO e p. 4 1 2 GEORGE STEPHENSON Face p. 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