Joseph Locke, railway engineer

Joseph Locke (9 August 1805- 18 September 1860) was a notable British civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway projects. Image File history File links Joseph Locke, presumably File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Joseph Locke, presumably File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... The term civil engineer refers to an individual who practices civil engineering. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Locke was born in Attercliffe, near Sheffield in South Yorkshire, moving to the nearby town of Barnsley when he was five. At the age of 18, in 1823, he was apprenticed to George Stephenson and worked on the building of both the Stockton and Darlington and Liverpool and Manchester Railways. In connection with the latter, some reports suggest Locke was driving the Stephenson's Rocket when Liverpool MP William Huskisson became the first rail fatality on 15 September 1830. Attercliffe is an industrial suburb of northeast Sheffield, England. ... Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ... Map sources for Barnsley at grid reference SE3406 Barnsley is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, lying on the River Dearne, approximately twenty kilometres north of Sheffield. ... George Stephenson. ... The Stockton and Darlington railway (S&DR), which opened in 1825, was the first railway to use steam locomotives and carry passengers. ... The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR) was the worlds first intercity passenger railway operated solely by steam locomotives. ... In the Science Museum, London Stephensons Rocket was an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement, built by George and Robert Stephenson in 1829. ... William Huskisson (March 11, 1770 - September 15, 1830), was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for Liverpool. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

He then graduated from being resident engineer to become chief engineer on the Grand Junction Railway connecting Birmingham and the Liverpool and Manchester line at Newton junction, via Wolverhampton, Stafford, Crewe (much of this railway town was planned by Locke) and Warrington. The stretch across Cheshire included major viaducts across the River Weaver at Vale Royal and Dutton. The railway, sometimes described as the world’s first long-distance railway, opened on 4 July 1837. George Stephenson was initially involved with the scheme but left it in Locke’s hands from 1834 through to completion. The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1833 and 1846. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Wolverhampton is an industrial, commercial and university city and metropolitan borough in the English West Midlands, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. ... Map sources for Stafford at grid reference SJ9223 Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ... This article is about Crewe in England. ... Warrington, the United Kingdom’s third biggest town (as opposed to city), is a town and borough in North West England, between Manchester and Liverpool. ... This article is about the English county. ... Torontos Bloor Street Viaduct bridges the Don valley; road traffic uses the upper deck, rail traffic uses the lower deck. ... The River Weaver The River Weaver is a watercourse running a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, England. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Locke was subsequently appointed to design a railway line from Manchester to Sheffield, a project which included the three-mile Woodhead Tunnel, opened on 23 December 1845. Further north, he also designed the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway, the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, and the Caledonian Railway from Carlisle to Glasgow in Scotland. The western portals of the Woodhead Tunnels in 2004, from the former Woodhead Station. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway was an early British railway company, that was later merged with the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. ... The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (L&CR) was a British railway company authorised on 6 June 1844 to build a line between Lancaster and Carlisle in NW England. ... The Caledonian Railway was a Scottish Railway company which was grouped in to the London Midland and Scottish Railway by the Railways Act 1921 in 1923. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

His rail commissions also extended into southern England. He worked on the London and Southampton Railway, later called the London and South Western Railway, designing, among other structures, the Richmond Railway Bridge (1848, since replaced), and Barnes Bridge (1849), both across the River Thames, tunnels at Micheldever, and the 12-arch Quay Street Railway Viaduct and the 16-arch Cams Hill Railway Viaduct, both in Fareham (1848). The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1840 to 1923. ... Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... Map sources for Fareham at grid reference SU581063 Arms of Fareham Borough Council The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation. ...

His involvement with railways caused him to become closely acquainted with both Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and both were active in the Institution of Civil Engineers of which Locke became President in 1857, shortly before his death in 1860. For the lighthouse engineer see Robert Stevenson Statue of Robert Stephenson at Euston Station, London Robert Stephenson FRS (October 16, 1803 - October 12, 1859) was an English civil engineer. ... Brunel before the launching of the Great Eastern Isambard Kingdom Brunel (April 9, 1806 – September 15, 1859) was a British engineer. ... The Institutions headquarters Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers (the ICE) is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineers. ...

Locke also served as a Member of Parliament for Honiton in Somerset. Location within the British Isles Honiton is a town in Devon, England. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ...

Locke Park in Barnsley was dedicated to his memory by his wife Phoebe in 1862. It features a statue of Locke plus a folly, 'Locke Tower'. Broadway Tower, England The folly at Wimpole Hall, England In architecture, a folly is an extravagant, useless, or fanciful building, or a building that appears to be something other than what it is. ...