Timothy Hackworth (1786-1850) was instrumental in the construction and operation of steam locomotives. In May 1825 Hackworth was appointed to the Stockton and Darlington Railway as the first locomotive superintendent of a railway company. In 1829 Hackworth built the Sans Pareil which was entered in the Rainhill Trials and was subsequently used on the Bolton and Leigh Railway.

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Subject: PERSONALITIES > Personalities > Hackworth, Timothy
Credit: Science Museum

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