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John Ramsbottom

British railway engineer

PersonDied aged 82humanQ1701517

Born: September 11, 1814
Died: May 20, 1897
Birthplace: Todmorden
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation: engineer
, railway engineer
Employer: London and North Western Railway(1846–1871)
, Manchester and Birmingham Railway(1842–1846)
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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John Ramsbottom was an English mechanical engineer. He was born in Todmorden, then on the county border of Yorkshire and Lancashire. He was the chief mechanical engineer for the London and North Western Railway for 14 years. He created many inventions for railways, most notably the split metal piston ring now used by nearly all reciprocating engines.

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