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Joseph Armstrong (born Bewcastle, Cumberland, 21 September 1816, died Matlock Bath 5 June 1877) was an English locomotive engineer and the second locomotive superintendent of the Great Western Railway.
By that token alone, Joseph Armstrong was one of the greatest figures in Swindon's history. When he died suddenly in 1877 he had been the Great Western Railway's locomotive superintendent for just 13 years, but the impact he made on the company and its heartland, Swindon, was profound.
Joseph was the third son of Joseph and Sarah. He was born at Wolverhampton in 1856. Although the family moved to Swindon when he was only 8 years old, Joseph became a boarder at Tettenhall College.
Joseph Armstrong (1816-1877) was a British locomotive engineer and the second locomotive superintendent of the Great Western Railway. Armstrong was born at Bewcastle, Cumberland and went to Bruce's School.
Joseph was the fourth son of Thomas Armstrong. He went to Bruce's School in Newcastle where Robert Stephenson was educated. There were many collieries in the area, and while still at school Joseph saw many colliery locomotives at work.
Apr 9, 2019 · After the Gauge Commission had decided in 1846 against the expansion of the broad gauge, most new routes were laid to standard gauge only. Joseph Armstrong already had a good reputation for his work at the GWR’s Stafford Road works at Wolverhampton, reporting to Daniel Gooch.
The Joseph Armstrong Era. Initially the GWR planned to build standard gauge engines at Swindon and transport them over the broad gauge on specially constructed wagons. 12 goods engines were built at Swindon and transported to Wolverhampton.
