Richard Johnson (engineer)

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Richard Johnson
Friargate Bridge, Derby

Richard Johnson,

MICE (1827 – 9 September 1924) was a British railway engineer, latterly chief engineer for the Great Northern Railway (GNR).[1]

Life and career

Johnson was born in

Newark (at 262 ft (80 m), the longest on the GNR, reconstructed in 1889–90, in place of the 1851-52 Warren Truss bridge),[2] Doncaster (the Don Bridge), Peterborough, and the Copenhagen Tunnels just north of London King's Cross.[1] He retired in 1896. In his 35 years as CE he converted the whole of the GNR from iron to steel rails.[2]

In his personal life, Johnson was teetotal, avoiding all forms of alcohol, and a Christian missionary. He died on 9 September 1924 in Hitchin.[1] His son, T R Johnson, was GNR Assistant Engineer and, from 1907 to 1914, New South Wales Chief Railway Commissioner.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Richard Johnson". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Grinling, Charles H (July 1897). "Fifty years of railway engineering". Railway Magazine. pp. 10–19. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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