David Jones (railway)
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David Jones (25 October 1834 - 2 December 1906) was born in
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, England, where his father was an engineer. He became
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for the
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in
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. He was credited with the design of the first British
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which was strongly influenced by a
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locomotive design for
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.


Career


London and North Western Railway

Jones spent part of his
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under John Ramsbottom, the district superintendent of the North Eastern Division of
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.


Highland Railway

He joined what would later become the Highland Railway in 1855 at age twenty-one. In 1870, he became its locomotive superintendent and, like most such occupants of that position, spent much of his time rebuilding old
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s in order to extract a few more years from them. Although he was a fervent
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of Alexander Allan, Jones' new designs tended to break away from the Allan tradition, which had lasted so long in
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.


Locomotive designs

In 1894 he introduced the Highland Railway Jones Goods Class, the first 4-6-0 to operate on any British Railway. In 1899 the three
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4-6-0 engines built for the
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are attributed in design to Jones Ellis, Rae (1990) The North Mount Lyell Railway, Tasmania. Part 3: Locomotives and Rolling Stock, Light Railways, No 9, Vol XXVII, July 1990, pp.1-20 - Ellis also attributes Jones's design to the
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4-8-0's of 1900 and 1911


Accidents and death

Jones retired in 1896, after a
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, experienced during tests of the large goods 4-6-0, had robbed him of the use of his left leg and he died in
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in 1906, after a
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had deprived him the use of his other.


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External links


David Jones
at steamindex.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, David Locomotive builders and designers 1834 births 1906 deaths Engineers from Manchester Highland Railway