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Biographical entry Garratt, Herbert William (1864 - 1913)
- Born
- 8 June 1864
London, England - Died
- 25 September 1913
Richmond, Surrey, England - Occupation
- Railway engineer
Summary
Herbert Garratt was the New South Wales Railways' Inspecting Engineer in London in 1907. He proposed a new form of 3 piece articulated locomotive. It had a central frame, a conventional boiler and a single cab slung between two end 'engine' units, each with one set of cylinders, wheels and motion; both engine units had water tanks and that adjoining the back, a fuel bunker as well.
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Born London, 8 June 1864. Apprentice, North London Railway locomotive works at Bow; work in South and Central America and West Africa; New South Wales Government Railway.
Published resources
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Garratt Herbert', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476488. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003552. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 18 August 2011
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