Isaac Watt Boulton
Isaac Watt Boulton (* 1823 in Stockport ; † June 1899) was a British engineer and founder of the locomotive rental business Boulton's Siding .
Life
Boulton was born in Stockport, England. He was the son of John Boulton of Glossop , who was related to Matthew Boulton of Boulton & Watt . Boulton had four sons (one named James Watt Boulton) and one daughter.
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In 1841 Boulton began an apprenticeship with the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway under Richard Peacock . He later joined his father's canal boat business and stayed there until 1845.
He then went on to set up an engineering firm little is known about other than building at least one steam car (probably similar to that of Richard Trevithick and Goldsworthy Gurney's ) and at least one steam boat .
In 1854 he worked in the locomotive division of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway at the locomotive works in Gorton . He left in 1856 and started another engineering business on Portland Street in Ashton-under-Lyne , building and repairing various types of steam engines .
Between 1858 and 1859, he bought three second-hand steam locomotives ( 2-2-0 - tank locomotives , built by Bury, Curtis and Kennedy ) and began temporarily renting them out. Locomotive rental grew and a connection to the next railway line was necessary. This led to the construction of Boulton's Siding along the Oldham branch of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1864 .
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- The Chronicles of Boulton's Siding by Alfred Rosling Bennett , first published by Locomotive Publishing Company 1927, reprinted by David & Charles 1971, ISBN 0-7153-5318-7
Web links
- Isaac Watt Boulton (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boulton, Isaac Watt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British engineer and founder of the Boulton's Siding locomotive rental business |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockport |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1899 |