A postcard of William Stroudley and one of his G class 2-2-2
Born
(1833-03-06)6 March 1833
Sandford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Died
20 December 1889(1889-12-20) (aged 56)
Paris, France
Resting place
Extra Mural Cemetery, Brighton
Nationality
British
Occupation
Engineer
Engineering career
Discipline
Locomotive engineer
Significant design
LB&SCR A1 and B1 classes
William Stroudley (6 March 1833 – 20 December 1889) was an English railway engineer, and was one of the most famous steam locomotive engineers of the nineteenth century, working principally for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR). He designed some of the most famous and longest-lived steam locomotives of his era, several of which have been preserved.
WilliamStroudley (6 March 1833 – 20 December 1889) was an English railway engineer, and was one of the most famous steam locomotive engineers of the...
of Gillian WilliamStroudley (1833–1889), English railway engineer Stroudley (typeface) This page lists people with the surname Stroudley. If an internal...
locomotives (all 2-4-0s) were still in stock at the time of the Grouping. WilliamStroudley produced only one new design, an 0-6-0ST of which 3 were built. These...
still in service (latterly renumbered 35A) at the Grouping. During WilliamStroudley's tenure as locomotive superintendent from 1865–69 only one new locomotive...
station Fenchurch, one of the oldest working locomotives, built by WilliamStroudley and painted in his Improved Engine Green Fenchurch CID, a fictional...
concentrating repairs at New Cross Gate railway station. In the 1870s WilliamStroudley considered moving the works to the site at Horley once again, but...
James Stroudley, A.R.C.A (1906–1985) was an English painter and printmaker. James was born on 17 June 1906 and lived in London. He Studied at Clapham...
in 1865, and the first Highland Railway locomotive supervisor was WilliamStroudley. The Sutherland Railway received permission in 1865 for a 32+3⁄4-mile...
service was instituted, using cars lit by electricity and designed by WilliamStroudley. The LB&SCR was the origin of the British umber and cream Pullman...
steam locomotives. 1847: WilliamStroudley joins Birmingham engineer John Inshaw as one of his most successful pupils. Stroudley later becomes one of Britain's...
SER. The LB&SCR used its LBSCR A1 Class Terrier locomotives, which WilliamStroudley designed partly with this line in mind. It carried both passenger...
described as the GWR equivalent of the LB&SCR "Terrier" Class of WilliamStroudley, their wide availability and lively performance gave them long lives...
arrangement of slide valves and steam chest, originally introduced by WilliamStroudley of the LB&SCR, allowed the valves to drop away from the cylinder's...
changed into a pedestrian area and renamed Stroudley Walk in honour of the great locomotive engineer WilliamStroudley. In 2006 the Council transferred ownership...
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