Robert Sinclair (locomotive engineer)

Robert Sinclair (locomotive engineer)

Robert Sinclair (1817-1898) was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Caledonian Railway from 1847-1856 and of the Great Eastern Railway from 1862-1866.

ources

* LNER Encyclopedia (see below)

External links

* [http://www.lner.info/eng/sinclair.shtml LNER Encyclopedia]


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