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'''William Judson Addis'''  
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<big>'''William Judson Addis (Senior)'''</big>
  
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William Judson Addis, was the engineer to the local funds committee in [[Thana|Tannah (later named Thana and now  Thane)]], a fortress town on the island of Salsette, 21 miles(34km) north of Bombay. It was also the site of the first railway to open in India with the opening of the ‘Bombay (Boribunder) to Thana’ section of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR) on 16 April, 1853 and the [[Tannah Viaduct]] which opened in 1854.
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'''Biography''' <ref>Biography from Fibis Member HAN-5801 </ref>
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b.4 Mar 1832 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India; d.25 Jul 1894 Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India; 2 marriages
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<br>Father - William Bawn Addis, Missionary; Mother – Susanna Emilia (Emily) Van Someren
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<br>Children from first marriage with Mary Anne Müller:
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*William Judson Addis (Junior) b.7 Jul 1867, Bombay, India; d. 10 Sept 1934, Beckenham Kent
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*Mary Edith Addis b. 19 Jul 1856, Madras, India; d. 7 Apr 1857, Bangalore, Madras, India
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*George William Judson Addis b. 1 Oct 1857, Bangalore, Madras, India
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*Walter Bawn Addis b. 26 Mar 1859, Bangalore, Madras, India; d. 5 Apr 1905 Paletwa, Bengala Occidental, India.
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Children from second marriage with Maria Elizabeth Wrigt
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*Stella Varassetter Addis b. 1868 Paddington, London.
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*Hilda Ethel Muriel Addis b. 17 Sep 1879, b. Prome, Burma; d. Oct 1946, Brentford, Middx.  
  
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==Railway Achievements==
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Brother  - [[Henry Bawn Addis|'''Henry Bawn Addis''' – ''see separate page'']]
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*1868, '''Addis’s Iron Permanent Way'''  
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<br>Nephew - [[Robert Bawn Addis|'''Robert Bawn Addis''' – ''see separate page'']]
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<blockquote>In 1868 the first Patent that Addis was granted  was for “Improvements to Permanent Way of Railways” <ref> UK Patent No 1068 28th Granted March 1868</ref> Under this system “instead of laying conventional track using two parallel tracks held by spikes or chairs to wooden sleepers”;  each rail would be supported by  three wrought iron curved plates bolted together with plates to form a triangle and held together by a tie-bar to maintain the track gauge. Each unit was 3 feet in length and spaced 6 feet apart <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/4/44/Er18681211.pdf ‘The Engineer’  11 Dec 1868, page 450 (‘Grace’s Guide’ pdf 16) “Addis’s Iron Permanent Way”]; Retrieved 9 May 2017</ref>.
 
  
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In 1870 the ‘Engineer Journal’ reported that the that its great weight being 108 tons 16cwt per mile would make it a very expensive system  <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Special:MemberUsers?file=b/bf/Eg18700318.pdf ‘Engineering Journal’ 18 March 1870 page 184 (‘Graces Guide‘ pdf15) “Addis’s Permanent Way” ]; Retrieved 9 May 2017</ref>.</blockquote>
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==Railway Achievements in India==
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*[[Addis System Monorail|'''Addis System Monorail''' – ''see separate page'']]
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*1869, '''Addis’s Single Rail Tramway'''
 
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<blockquote>In 1869 Addis was granted a Patent <ref> UK Patent No 1850 Granted 14th January 1869</ref> for  a tramway with a single rail on which  runs a cart with two bearing wheels which take all, or nearly all, the weight; and ordinary wheels which serve to steady the machine and prevent over-turning. The cart, loaded with three tons, was easily drawn by two bullocks <ref name= Graces>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/1/13/Er18700617.pdf “The Engineer” 17 Jun 1870, page 377 (Graces Guide pdf 5)]; Retrieved 9 May 2017</ref>. In 1870 a further Patent was granted concerning improvements to the track system <ref>UK Patent No 90 Granted 12 January 1870</ref>.
 
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The advantage is the cost of the tramway with the haulage cost reduced to a minimum. The rails were laid at the each side of roads leaving the centre part for ordinary traffic; as the rails are only 1½ -2 inches(3-5cm) above the surface of the road they would scarcely interfere with ordinary traffic <ref name= Graces/>.
 
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This became the first monorail to be in use in India and became known as the '''[[Addis System Monorail]]'''- ''see this page for further information'' </blockquote>
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 14:14, 1 March 2020

William Judson Addis (Senior)

Biography [1] b.4 Mar 1832 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India; d.25 Jul 1894 Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India; 2 marriages
Father - William Bawn Addis, Missionary; Mother – Susanna Emilia (Emily) Van Someren
Children from first marriage with Mary Anne Müller:

  • William Judson Addis (Junior) b.7 Jul 1867, Bombay, India; d. 10 Sept 1934, Beckenham Kent
  • Mary Edith Addis b. 19 Jul 1856, Madras, India; d. 7 Apr 1857, Bangalore, Madras, India
  • George William Judson Addis b. 1 Oct 1857, Bangalore, Madras, India
  • Walter Bawn Addis b. 26 Mar 1859, Bangalore, Madras, India; d. 5 Apr 1905 Paletwa, Bengala Occidental, India.

Children from second marriage with Maria Elizabeth Wrigt

  • Stella Varassetter Addis b. 1868 Paddington, London.
  • Hilda Ethel Muriel Addis b. 17 Sep 1879, b. Prome, Burma; d. Oct 1946, Brentford, Middx.

Brother - Henry Bawn Addis – see separate page
Nephew - Robert Bawn Addis – see separate page

Railway Achievements in India

References

  1. ↑ Biography from Fibis Member HAN-5801
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