William Norris (locomotive builder)
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William Norris (July 2, 1802 – January 5, 1867) was an American steam locomotive builder. He founded the Norris Locomotive Works and through this company pioneered the use of the 4-2-0 (the Norris type) locomotive type in America during the 1840s.
In 1837, William Norris was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.[1]
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- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- American locomotive engineers. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
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