Edward Watkin
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title:
Edward Watkin
text:
Sir Edward William Watkin, 1st Baronet was a British Member of Parliament and railway entrepreneur. He was an ambitious visionary, and presided over large-scale railway engineering projects to fulfil his business aspirations, eventually rising to become chairman of nine different British railway companies. Among his more notable projects were: his expansion of the Metropolitan Railway, part of today's London Underground; the construction of the Great Central Main Line, a purpose-built high-speed
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British railway entrepreneur (1819–1901)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Watkin
date created:
2003-02-22T23:03:22Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T07:08:04Z
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