John Urpeth Rastrick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Urpeth Rastrick
English steam locomotive builder
Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1780
Place of Birth: Morpeth, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Nov-1856
Profession: engineer
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About John Urpeth Rastrick
- John Urpeth Rastrick (26 January 1780 – 1 November 1856) was one of the first English steam locomotive builders.
- In partnership with James Foster, he formed Foster, Rastrick and Company, the locomotive construction company that built the Stourbridge Lion in 1829 for export to the Delaware and Hudson Railroad in America.
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