Benjamin Outram

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Benjamin Outram was a prominent late-18th-century English civil engineer and industrialist known for his pioneering work on canals and early railways.

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instanceOf English person
civil engineer
industrialist
ironworks
person
basedIn Derbyshire NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1764
dateOfDeath 1805
designed cast-iron tramroad bridges
employer Benjamin Outram and Company NERFINISHED
era early 19th century
late 18th century
ethnicGroup English
fieldOfWork canal engineering
civil engineering
railway engineering
founded Benjamin Outram and Company NERFINISHED
hasFamilyName Outram NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Benjamin NERFINISHED
industry iron industry
transport infrastructure
influenced development of British tramroads
early British railways
knownFor development of plateways
early railways
pioneering work on canals
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Butterley NERFINISHED
memberOf Society of Civil Engineers NERFINISHED
notableFor integration of canals and tramroads
use of plateways for industrial transport
notableWork Ashton Canal NERFINISHED
Derby Canal NERFINISHED
Little Eaton Gangway NERFINISHED
Nottingham Canal NERFINISHED
Nutbrook Canal NERFINISHED
Peak Forest Canal NERFINISHED
occupation civil engineer
industrialist
placeOfBirth Alfreton NERFINISHED
Derbyshire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Butterley NERFINISHED
Derbyshire NERFINISHED
used L-shaped cast-iron rails
workedOn Chesterfield Canal improvements NERFINISHED
Cromford Canal NERFINISHED

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Peak Forest Canal engineer Benjamin Outram
Ashton Canal engineer Benjamin Outram
Cromford Canal associatedEngineer Benjamin Outram
Outram hasNotableBearer Benjamin Outram