John Aspinall (engineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Aspinall (engineer)

British engineer

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1851

Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1937

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sir John Audley Frederick Aspinall (25 August 1851 – 19 January 1937) was an English mechanical engineer who served as Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) of Ireland and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) of England.
He introduced vacuum brakes to his locomotives in Ireland, a trend which was followed in Britain, and designed several locomotives.
He was also president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the Institution of Civil Engineers.