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Alfred de Glehn

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Engineer (1848-1936)

FranceScientistsLived 1848 to 1936 · aged 88
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Alfred George de Glehn was a notable English-born French designer of steam locomotives and an engineer with the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques (SACM). His steam engines of the 1890s combined elegance, high speed, and efficiency.

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Locomotive U-127 Lenin's Locomotive (a 4-6-0 De Glehn Compound locomotive) at the Museum of the Moscow Railway, Paveletsky Rail TerminalLocomotive U-127 Lenin's Locomotive (a 4-6-0 De Glehn Compound locomotive) at the Museum of the Moscow Railway, Paveletsky Rail Terminal

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1903Knight of the Legion of Honour

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Alfred George de Glehn was a notable English-born French designer of steam locomotives and an engineer with the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques (SACM). His steam engines of the 1890s combined elegance, high speed, and efficiency. De Glehn's express locomotives were first used on the Nord Railway and on the boat trains from Calais to Paris, where they impressed passengers with their speed.

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France
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Scientists
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Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1848 to 1936 · aged 88
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