Joseph Armstrong (engineer)

Joseph Armstrong
Born(1816-09-21)21 September 1816
Died5 June 1877(1877-06-05) (aged 60)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineSteam locomotive engineer
Employer(s)Great Western Railway

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. His younger brother George and one of his sons ("Young Joe") also became outstanding engineers in the employment of the GWR.