Jean Jacques Meyer
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Jean-Jacques Meyer was a French
engineer
, originator of articulated locomotive
s which bear his name.
Meyer registered his first patent
describing the system in 1861. The Meyer locomotive
comprised:
The first engine of this type built by the Cail company in 1868 was a 0-4-0+0-4-0 named "the Future". But the most significant example of this system was the series of 0-6-2+2-6-0 tender goods engines built by Gaston du Bousquet
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The above information is taken from the French Wikipedia article on the subject.
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engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
, originator of articulated locomotive
Articulated locomotive
Articulated locomotive usually means a steam locomotive with one or more engine units which can move independent of the main frame. This is done to allow a longer locomotive to negotiate tighter curves...
s which bear his name.
Meyer registered his first patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
describing the system in 1861. The Meyer locomotive
Meyer locomotive
A Meyer locomotive is a type of articulated locomotive. The design was never as popular as the Garratt or Mallet locomotives. It can be best regarded as 19th Century competition for the early compound Mallet and also the Fairlie articulated designs....
comprised:
- a rigid single frame supporting cabin, and boiler;
- two revolving units like bogies made up each one of a steam engine involving a group of driving wheels and possibly comprising carrying wheels.
The first engine of this type built by the Cail company in 1868 was a 0-4-0+0-4-0 named "the Future". But the most significant example of this system was the series of 0-6-2+2-6-0 tender goods engines built by Gaston du Bousquet
Gaston du Bousquet
Gaston du Bousquet was a French engineer who was Chief of Motive Power of the Chemin de Fer du Nord and professor at École centrale de Lille .-References:...
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The above information is taken from the French Wikipedia article on the subject.