Joseph Locke | |
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Born | 9 August 1805 Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire |
Died | 18 September 1860 | (aged 55)
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil engineer |
Significant advance | Railway |
Joseph Locke FRSA (9 August 1805 – 18 September 1860) was an English civil engineer of the nineteenth century, particularly associated with railway projects. Locke ranked alongside Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel as one of the major pioneers of railway development.