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Robert Lowthian Trevithick
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Robert Lowthian Trevithick (1848-1932), Locomotive, Carriage & Wagon Superintendent with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) Company between 1889 and 1901[1].
Grandson of the Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) the British inventor, engineer and builder of the first working railway steam locomotivewell [2].
Railway Achievements
- 1892, Indian Railway Conference Association, Lahore. 'Locomotive Superintendents Conference' delegate representing Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) [3].
References
- ↑ Steam Index "Biography Robert Lowthian Trevithick"; Retrieved 23 Jul 2016
- ↑ Grace's Guide "Trevithick Genealogy"; Retrieved 23 Jul 2016
- ↑ The Locomotive Magazine and Railway Carriage and Wagon Review "Indian locomotive superintendents of the nineties", Volume 31, Number 393, 15 May 1925, page 133+ plate; Retrieved 23 2 Jul 2016