William Norris (locomotive builder)

For other people named William Norris, see William Norris.
William Norris, Founder of the Norris Locomotive Works

William Norris (July 2, 1802 January 5, 1867) was an American steam locomotive builder. He founded the Norris Locomotive Works and through this company pioneered the use of the 4-2-0 (the Norris type) locomotive type in America during the 1840s.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.