Title
General arrangement drawing no 8163
Reference
YA1966.24/3/21/C/3/671
Production date
24-11-1862 - 24-11-1862
Creator
- Peacock, RalphBiographyBiography
Eldest son of Richard Peacock, born in Leeds in 1838. He began his technical training at the family firm around 1854 before being sent to Paris in 1860 to gain further experience at the workshops of E Gouin & Co. In 1885 he returned to work at Beyer, Peacock and succeeded his father as Managing Director of Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd in 1889, and remained a Director until he retired from the company in 1905.
Scope and Content
General arrangement drawing for tender order 671, for the Egyptian Government Railway.
Name of draughtsman: Ralph Peacock
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Egyptian State RailwaysBiographyBiography
In 1851 the Regent of Egypt and Sudan, Abbas I, contracted Robert Stephenson to build Egypt's first standard gauge railway. Construction began on the line in 1851 and in 1854 a section was opened from Alexandria to the village of Kafr El-Eiss. In 1856 the entire single track line was opened with 12 stations including the main stations of Cairo (constructed in 1855) and Alexandria (constructed in 1854). In 1919, the railways became entrusted to the Ministry of Communications and in 1953, Egypt became a republic and Egyptian State Railways changed to become Egyptian Republic Railways.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
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