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George Jackson Churchward
CBE
Born(1857-01-31)31 January 1857
Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England
Died19 December 1933(1933-12-19) (aged 76)
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
OccupationMechanical engineer
AwardsCBE

George Jackson Churchward CBE (31 January 1857 – 19 December 1933) was an English railway engineer, and was chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway (GWR) in the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1922.

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George Jackson Churchward CBE (31 January 1857 – 19 December 1933) was an English railway engineer, and was chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western...

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Churchward

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Churchward is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: George Jackson Churchward (1857–1933), chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western...

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Locomotives of the Great Western Railway

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of later years were initially introduced by the next engineer, George Jackson Churchward. He was also responsible for the introduction of self-propelled...

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GWR 4000 Class

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class of 4-cylinder 4-6-0 passenger steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward for the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1906 and introduced from...

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George Jackson

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Dylan George Jackson Churchward (1857–1933), GWR railway engineer This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title George Jackson. If an...

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GWR 2900 Class

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series of 2-cylinder passenger steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward and built between 1902 and 1913 with differences in the dimensions...

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GWR 2900 Class 2999 Lady of Legend

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is a 4-6-0 steam locomotive completed in 2019 to a design by George Jackson Churchward. It was based on the frames and boiler of 4900 "Hall" Class No...

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GWR 3800 Class

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in 1906 and 1912 with minor differences. They were designed by George Jackson Churchward, who used standard components to produce a four-coupled version...

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GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro

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the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Swindon Works to a design by George Jackson Churchward. It was partially rebuilt in 1911 and 1915, and renumbered 3717...

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GWR 4700 Class

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Class was a class of nine 2-8-0 steam locomotives, designed by George Jackson Churchward. They were introduced in 1919 for heavy mixed-traffic work. Although...

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1911 in rail transport

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turned out of its Swindon Works, England. The class, designed by George Jackson Churchward, will comprise 342 members and see overseas service during World...

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Great Western Railway

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in 1902 to be replaced by George Jackson Churchward, who introduced the familiar 4-6-0 locomotives. It was during Churchward's tenure that the term "Locomotive...

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List of GWR standard classes with two outside cylinders

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George Jackson Churchward created for the Great Western Railway a family of standard classes of locomotive, based on a limited set of shared dimensions...

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List of locomotives

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the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Swindon Works to a design by George Jackson Churchward. Some believe the locomotive to be the first to attain a speed...

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GWR 3252 Class

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their designer, possibly with the collaboration of his assistant, George Jackson Churchward. Four prototype 4-4-0s, of the Armstrong Class, had already been...

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GWR 4000 Class 4003 Lode Star

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National Railway Museum in York, UK. Lode Star was designed by George Jackson Churchward and was built in 1907, one of the first locomotives in its class...

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SR U class

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principles established by GWR Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) George Jackson Churchward for Great Western Railway (GWR) locomotives. The U class design...

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GWR 101 Class

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locomotive. It was built at GWR Swindon Works under the direction of George Jackson Churchward in June 1902. Originally built as an oil-burning locomotive 'on...

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Grenville steam carriage

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was developed in 1875 by Robert Neville-Grenville, assisted by George Jackson Churchward. It was built around a boiler from a Merryweather & Sons fire...

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Chief mechanical engineer

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Railway, 1937–1948 Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) (Ireland), 1950–1958 George Jackson Churchward Great Western Railway, 1902–1921 Charles Collett Great Western...

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LMS Princess Royal Class

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Great Bear, a design produced in 1907 for the Great Western by George Jackson Churchward. The smokebox and cylinders were closely based on those of the...

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SECR N class

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principles established by GWR Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) George Jackson Churchward. The N class was based on the GWR 4300 Class design, improved...

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SECR K and SR K1 classes

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standardisation established by GWR Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) George Jackson Churchward. The locomotives were based on the GWR 4300 class, improved by...

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GWR 3031 Class

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one-half inch (12.7 mm) to 7 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.350 m). In 1900, George Jackson Churchward replaced the boiler on number 3027 Worcester with a parallel Standard...

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1857 in rail transport

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rails they replace and remain in use until 1873. January 31 – George Jackson Churchward, Chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway of England...

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Harold Holcroft

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the GWR, Holcroft helped the Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME), George Jackson Churchward, design the 4300 class 2-6-0 Moguls, and took the design principles...

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