John Lambie (engineer)
John Lambie was a Scottish engineer. He was born in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, in 1833 and died in Glasgow on 1 February 1895. He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Caledonian Railway from 1891 to 1895.[1]
John Lambie (engineer) | |
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| Born | 1833 |
| Died | 1 February 1895 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Mechanical engineering |
Career
John Lambie became Locomotive Superintendent of the Caledonian Railway on 1 April 1891. He came from a railway background as his father had been Traffic Manager of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway until it was absorbed by the Caledonian Railway in 1848.
Innovations
John Lambie improved conditions for enginemen by fitting cab doors, better handrails and footsteps to locomotives. He improved on Dugald Drummond's 4-4-0 design in 1894 and he introduced condensing steam locomotives of the 4-4-0T and 0-4-4T types for underground lines.
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See also
References
- "Brief Biographies of Mechanical Engineers". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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| Preceded by Hugh Smellie |
Locomotive Superintendent of the Caledonian Railway 1891-1895 |
Succeeded by John F. McIntosh |
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