tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808105.post113863308860526528..comments2023-09-26T08:39:10.216+00:00Comments on Fred's blog: steam trains, coach trips and British food: Station street namesfredbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149107753127167063noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808105.post-1148647701611490072006-05-26T12:48:00.000+00:002006-05-26T12:48:00.000+00:00Received this email:Dear Alan,Please, accept our a...Received this email:<BR/><BR/>Dear Alan,<BR/><BR/>Please, accept our apologies for the delay it took to answer your email.<BR/><BR/>Robert John Billinton, a Yorkshireman, succeeded William Stroudley as<BR/>railway engineer. He worked as W. Stroudley's assistant from 1870 to 1874<BR/>and after that spent 16 years as Chief Draughtsman at the vast Derby Works<BR/>of the Midland Railway. Consequently, when he came back to Brighton in 1890<BR/>he not only understood Brighton ways but was a highly experienced engineer<BR/>and designer. Billinton's death, occurred in 1904 and brought the end of<BR/>the Victorian era as far as Brighton locomotive affairs were concerned.<BR/><BR/>I hope the above information answer your question.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Street Naming & Numbering<BR/>King's House, Room 136<BR/>Grand Avenue<BR/>Hove, BN3 2RS<BR/>Tel: 01273 293475<BR/>Fax: 01273 293929<BR/>snn@brighton-hove.gov.ukfredbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149107753127167063noreply@blogger.com