James McConnell
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James McConnell was one of the first locomotive engineers of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). He was Locomotive Superintendent of the LNWR's Southern Division at Wolverton railway works from 1847 to 1862 and oversaw the design of the "Bloomer" and "Patent" locomotives.
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- Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, January 1961, part 3, page 58
- Glossary for the LNWR Society
- steamindex.com
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