John Aspinall (engineer)
Sir John Audley Frederick Aspinall (25 August 1851 – 19 January 1937) was an English mechanical engineer who served as Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) of Ireland and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) of England. He introduced vacuum brakes to his locomotives in Ireland, a trend which was followed in Britain, and designed several locomotives. He was also president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Sir John Aspinall | |
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Aspinall by George Hall Neale, c. 1920 | |
| Born | 25 August 1851 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 19 January 1937 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil, Mechanical |
| Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (president), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (president) |
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