James Cudworth
| James I'Anson Cudworth | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 January 1817 Darlington, Co. Durham |
| Died | 22 October 1899 (aged 82) Reigate, Surrey |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Priscilla Poulter |
| Children | none |
| Parent(s) | William Cudworth, Mary I'Anson |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Locomotive engineer |
| Employer(s) | South Eastern Railway |
| Significant advance | Coal-burning firebox |
James I'Anson Cudworth (12 January 1817 – 22 October 1899) was Locomotive Superintendent of the South Eastern Railway (SER). He served in this capacity from 1845–76. He is notable for designing a successful method for burning coal in steam locomotives without significant emission of smoke, and for introducing the 0-4-4T wheel arrangement to English railways.
Cudworth was born in Darlington, County Durham on 12 January 1817, the second of three children born to William Cudworth and Mary I'Anson (born 18 November 1785, Darlington). His parents were Quakers, and had married in 1810; William Cudworth was a grocer and druggist, whilst Mary I'Anson's family name was of Scandinavian origin. James Cudworth's elder brother William was a civil engineer, and worked for the ; William's son William John, also a civil engineer, worked for the North Eastern Railway.
James Cudworth married Priscilla Poulter on 15 May 1848, at the Friends meeting house, Dover, Kent but they had no children. After Cudworth's retirement, the couple moved to Reigate, Surrey in about 1879, where he died on 22 October 1899. Cudworth Road in South Willesborough, a suburb of Ashford, Kent was named after him.
Cudworth was apprenticed to Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd from March 1831. After completing his apprenticeship, he became a chargehand at Stephenson's, before being appointed Locomotive Superintendent of the Great North of England Railway in February 1840.
On 22 May 1845, Cudworth was appointed Locomotive Superintendent to the South Eastern Railway, which was in the process of leaving the Brighton, Croydon and Dover Joint Committee; this committee (and its predecessor the Croydon and Dover Joint Committee) had handled all SER locomotive affairs since March 1842, as well as those of the London & Croydon Railway, and, since March 1844, the London & Brighton Railway.
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