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”’Benjamin Cubitt”’ (1795 – 12 January 1848) was an English [[locomotive]] engineer. Born in [[Norfolk]], he was the brother of [[William Cubitt]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Cubitt#:~:text=son+of+joseph+cubitt+(1760-1829),+miller,+and+his+wife+hannah+lubock+(1765-1831).+a+younger+brother+benjamin+cubitt+was+born+in+1795;+another+brother,+joseph,+became+a+stockbroker|title=William Cubitt – Graces Guide|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2025}}</ref> who was a consultant to the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Cubitt#:~:text=1844+appointed+consulting+engineer+to+the+great+northern+railway|title=William Cubitt – Graces Guide|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2025}}</ref> He was the first Locomotive Engineer of the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|GNR]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gnrsociety.com/engineer/benjamin-cubitt/#:~:text=Benjamin+Cubitt,+the+GNR’s+first+Locomotive+Engineer|title=Benjamin Cubitt|website=The Great Northern Railway Society|accessdate=30 March 2025}}</ref> He took up the position in 1846, after having served as the head of the joint committee of the Brighton, Croydon and Dover Railways.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Benjamin_Cubitt#:~:text=1842+Head+of+the+Joint+Committee+which+managed+the+rolling+stock+of+the+Brighton,+Croydon+and+Dover+Railways|title=Benjamin Cubitt – Graces Guide|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2025}}</ref> |
”’Benjamin Cubitt”’ (1795 – 12 January 1848) was an English [[locomotive]] engineer. Born in [[Norfolk]], he was the brother of [[William Cubitt]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Cubitt#:~:text=son+of+joseph+cubitt+(1760-1829),+miller,+and+his+wife+hannah+lubock+(1765-1831).+a+younger+brother+benjamin+cubitt+was+born+in+1795;+another+brother,+joseph,+became+a+stockbroker|title=William Cubitt – Graces Guide|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2025}}</ref> who was a consultant to the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Cubitt#:~:text=1844+appointed+consulting+engineer+to+the+great+northern+railway|title=William Cubitt – Graces Guide|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2025}}</ref> He was the first Locomotive Engineer of the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|GNR]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gnrsociety.com/engineer/benjamin-cubitt/#:~:text=Benjamin+Cubitt,+the+GNR’s+first+Locomotive+Engineer|title=Benjamin Cubitt|website=The Great Northern Railway Society|accessdate=30 March 2025}}</ref> He took up the position in 1846, after having served as the head of the joint committee of the Brighton, Croydon and Dover Railways.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Benjamin_Cubitt#:~:text=1842+Head+of+the+Joint+Committee+which+managed+the+rolling+stock+of+the+Brighton,+Croydon+and+Dover+Railways|title=Benjamin Cubitt – Graces Guide|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2025}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 00:07, 19 November 2025
Engineer
Benjamin Cubitt (1795 – 12 January 1848) was an English locomotive engineer. Born in Norfolk, he was the brother of William Cubitt[1] who was a consultant to the Great Northern Railway.[2] He was the first Locomotive Engineer of the GNR.[3] He took up the position in 1846, after having served as the head of the joint committee of the Brighton, Croydon and Dover Railways.[4]
