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James Stirling (engineer, born 1835)

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T for shunting. At his retirement at the end of 1898, the SER had 459 engines, of which 384 were to Stirling's design, and seven others had been purchased to outside design; ten more to Stirling's design would be built in 1899.
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Like his brother, James Stirling favoured the domeless boiler, known as the "straightback" and cabs for the enginemen. Although not the first British locomotive engineer to use the
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On the South Eastern Railway, Stirling designed just six classes of locomotive in his twenty years – three of these were of the
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type for express passenger work, each more capable than the last; his other three classes were an
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of that railway since 1853. On completion of his apprenticeship, he spent a year as a fitter at
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type, he was the first to produce a 4-4-0 which could be regarded as successful, with his
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After working for a village millwright he joined the
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Stirling also invented a 25: 1365:Locomotive builders and designers 1270:Glasgow and South Western Railway 1160:Bradley, D.L. (September 1985) . 230:. He retired in 1898 and died in 188:Glasgow and South Western Railway 182:Glasgow and South Western Railway 159:Glasgow and South Western Railway 135:Glasgow and South Western Railway 647:South Eastern Railway (1878–98) 269:for suburban passenger, and an 1: 1219:"James Stirling (born 1835)" 1221:. Steamindex. 13 March 2008 1381: 794:last 5 built by SE&CR 668:last 5 built by SE&CR 43:James Stirling (1835–1917) 29: 18:James Stirling (1835-1917) 1308: 1297:Locomotive Superintendent 1294: 1286: 1276: 1265:Locomotive Superintendent 1262: 1254: 1249: 646: 304: 196:Locomotive Superintendent 155:Locomotive Superintendent 144: 115: 1164:(2nd ed.). 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James Stirling (1835-1917)
James Stirling
Galston, East Ayrshire
Ashford, Kent
Robert Stirling
Glasgow and South Western Railway
South Eastern Railway
Locomotive Superintendent
Glasgow and South Western Railway
South Eastern Railway
Robert Stirling
Galston, East Ayrshire
Glasgow and South Western Railway
Patrick
Locomotive Superintendent
Sharp Stewart
Manchester
Kilmarnock
Great Northern Railway
Doncaster
South Eastern Railway
Ashford, Kent
4-4-0
G&SWR 6 Class
steam reverser
4-4-0
0-6-0
0-4-4T
0-6-0
0-4-0ST

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