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L. T. C. Rolt

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English historian and biographer (1910-1974)

United KingdomLived 1910 to 1974 · aged 64
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Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil engineering figures, including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Thomas Telford.

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Chester memorial plaqueChester memorial plaqueMap showing canals of Great Britain and Ireland. Canals in orange, rivers in blue, streams in grey.Map showing canals of Great Britain and Ireland. Canals in orange, rivers in blue, streams in grey.The Tom Rolt locomotiveThe Tom Rolt locomotivePlaque at Bridge 164 on the Oxford Canal, BanburyPlaque at Bridge 164 on the Oxford Canal, Banbury

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil engineering figures, including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Thomas Telford. He is also regarded as one of the pioneers of the leisure cruising industry on Britain's inland waterways, and was an enthusiast for vintage cars and heritage railways. He played a pioneering role in both the canal and railway preservation movements.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1910 to 1974 · aged 64
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