Английская Википедия:Abraham Fitzgibbon
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Abraham 'Abram' Fitzgibbon (23 January 1823 – 4 April 1887) was an Irish-born railroad engineer and a pioneer for narrow-gauge railways.
Career
In the early 1860s, Fitzgibbon was working at Dun Mountain Railway in Nelson, New Zealand, a horse-drawn line upon which he worked from 1860 (Шаблон:RailGauge gauge)
Fitzgibbon arrived in the colony of Queensland in June 1863.[1] He was appointed first chief engineer of Queensland Railways after a rise through the ranks in the early stages of the railway department development.[2][3][4][5] The first operations of the Queensland Railways opened in 1865.[6]
There was debate regarding the choice of gauge, Шаблон:RailGauge versus Шаблон:RailGauge.[7] It is claimed that Fitzgibbon said that the narrow gauge would be sufficient to last 25 or 30 years and was cheaper.[8] Despite opposition from contemporaries, he successfully advocated for the use of narrow gauge or Шаблон:RailGauge track in Australia.[9][10][11] By 1867, the controversies included the termination of Fitzgibbon's contract.[12][13][14]
Death and legacy
Fitzgibbon died on 4 April 1887 at Moorside, Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England.[15]
The Fitzgibbon suburb of Brisbane is named after Abraham Fitzgibbon.[16][17]
Queensland railways continue to be Шаблон:RailGauge gauge to the present day.
See also
Other narrow gauge pioneers in order of influence:
- Carl Abraham Pihl (1825–1897) known for the Norwegian Railways opened 1863 ; Шаблон:Railgauge
- Robert Fairlie (1831-1885) known for the Fairlie locomotive on Festiniog Railway introduced about 1865. Шаблон:Railgauge gauge.
- Thomas Hall (1823-1889) known for the Namaqualand Railway built 1868 ; Шаблон:Railgauge gauge
- Paul Decauville (1846–1922) known for the Decauville system introduced 1875
- Everard Calthrop (1857–1927) known for the Barsi Light Railway opened 1897 ; Шаблон:Railgauge gauge.
References
External links
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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- ↑ Шаблон:Citation Armstrong observes the rise of Fitzgibbon over the rival engineers of the time
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- ↑ Our journey – About Queensland Rail Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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- ↑ Harding identifies railway engineers came from other Australian colonies and were highly cvritical of the proposed gauge p.36 Шаблон:Citation
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Termination of Fitzgibbon's contract The Brisbane Courier, Saturday 17 August 1867
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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