Francis Trevithick

Francis Trevithick
by Unknown artist, holding a drawing of his locomotive Cornwall
Born	1812
Died	27 October 1877 (aged 64–65) Penzance
Nationality	British
Children	Arthur Reginald Trevithick Frederick Harvey Trevithick
Parent(s)	Richard Trevithick Jane Trevithick (née Harvey)
Engineering career
Discipline	Civil engineer Locomotive engineer
Employer(s)	Grand Junction Railway London and North Western Railway
Significant design	4-2-2 locomotive Cornwall

Francis Trevithick, from Camborne, Cornwall, was one of the first locomotive engineers of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).

Born in 1812 as the son of Richard Trevithick, he began the study of civil engineering around 1832, and by 1840 was employed by the Grand Junction Railway (GJR).

After leaving the LNWR he returned to Cornwall and became factor of the Trehidy estates, of which his grandfather had been mineral agent in the 18th century. He wrote a biography of his father and, in 1872, had it published. He died at Penzance on 27 October 1877 and was buried there.

His son, Arthur Reginald Trevithick (1858-1939), worked for many years on the LNWR, including several years as assistant locomotive works manager at Crewe. Another son, Frederick Harvey Trevithick (1852-1931), worked for both the Great Western Railway and the Egyptian State Railways and at the latter advanced to Chief Mechanical Engineer.