| 词条 | Abraham Fitzgibbon |
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|name = Abraham Fitzgibbon |image = Abram Fitzgibbon circa 1863.JPG |image_size = 181px |caption = Abraham Fitzgibbon circa 1863 |birth_name = Abraham Coates Fitz-Gibbon |birth_date = {{birth date|1823|1|23|df=y}} |birth_place = Ireland |death_date = {{death date and age|1887|4|4|1823|1|23|df=y}} [1] |death_place = Bushey Heath, England |death_cause = |resting_place = |resting_place_coordinates = |residence = |nationality = |other_names = |known_for = Railway pioneer |education = |alma_mater = Chalmers University of Technology |employer = Queensland Rail |occupation = Engineer |home_town = |title = |salary = |networth = |height = |weight = |term = |predecessor = |successor = |party = |boards = |religion = |spouse = Isabelle Stovin |partner = |children = 5 |parents = Philip Fitzgibbon Elizabeth Coates |relations = |signature = |website = |footnotes = }} Abraham 'Abram' Fitzgibbon (23 January 1823 – 4 April 1887) was an Irish-born railroad engineer and a pioneer for narrow-gauge railways. BiographyHe became the first chief engineer of Queensland Railways after a rise through the ranks in the early stages of the railway department development.[2][3][4] Despite opposition from contemporaries, he successfully advocated for the use of narrow gauge or {{RailGauge|1067mm}} track in Australia.[5][6][7] In the early 1860s, Fitzgibbon was working at Dun Mountain Railway in New Zealand, a horse-drawn line upon which he worked from 1860 ({{RailGauge|914mm}} gauge) Fitzgibbon arrived in the colony of Queensland in June 1863.[8] He was appointed chief engineer of the railways [9] and the first operations of the Queensland Railways opened in 1865.[10] Narrow gauge railwayThere was debate regarding the choice of gauge, {{RailGauge|1067mm}} versus {{RailGauge|1435mm}}.[11] Pony railway will last 25 or 30 years",[12] though in practice the pony gauge of {{RailGauge|1067mm}} has never been changed. By 1867, the controversies included the termination of Fitzgibbon's contract – [13][14][15] Involvement in the promotion of the {{RailGauge|3ft6in}} track gauge of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway and the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway in Canada, together with the Norwegian engineer Carl Abraham Pihl. The Fitzgibbon suburb of Brisbane is named after Abraham Fitzgibbon. Other narrow gauge pioneersIn order of influence:
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References1. ^Abraham Fitzgibbon M, #388075 {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgibbon, Abraham}}2. ^{{Citation | author1=Buchanan, Robyn | title=An imported railway – the background to construction of Queensland's early railway | publication-date=2012-09-01 | publisher=T, School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/174405522 | accessdate=4 March 2014 }} 3. ^{{Citation | author1=Armstrong, John | author2=Australian Railway Historical Society. Queensland Division | title=Locomotives in the tropics. Volume 1. Queensland railways 1864-1910. Volume 1 : Queensland railways 1864–1910 | publication-date=1985 | publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society, Queensland Division | isbn=978-0-909937-12-6 }} Armstrong observes the rise of Fitzgibbon over the rival engineers of the time 4. ^{{Citation | author1=Kerr, John | title=Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways | publication-date=1998 | publisher=Boolarong Press | edition=Rev. | isbn=978-0-86439-204-6 }} 5. ^Adoption of the 3ft. 6ins. gauge for queensland railways (1983) 6. ^{{Citation | author1=Knowles, J. W | title=Adoption of the 3ft 6ins gauge for Queensland railways. -Presented to a meeting of the Society on 26 May 1983- | journal=Historical Papers (Brisbane) | publication-date=1983 | volume=11 | issue=4 | pages=-113–125 | issn=0815-9653 }} also at {{Citation | author1=Knowles, J. W. (John W.) | title=Adoption of the 3ft. 6ins. gauge for Queensland Railways | publication-date=1981-01-01 | publisher=Royal Historical Society of Queensland | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/151776096 | accessdate=4 March 2014 }} 7. ^Harding identifies railway engineers came from other Australian colonies and were highly cvritical of the proposed gauge p.36 {{Citation | author1=Harding, Eric | title=Uniform railway gauge | publication-date=1958 | publisher=Lothian Pub. Co | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21360607 | accessdate=4 March 2014 }} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20314851 |title=THAT'S SO!. |newspaper=The Queenslander |date=31 August 1867 |accessdate=4 March 2014 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3166083 |title=THE GAZETTE. |newspaper=The Courier (Brisbane) |location=Brisbane |date=5 October 1863 |accessdate=4 March 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 10. ^Our journey – About Queensland Rail {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301174533/http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AboutUs/Pages/OurJourney.aspx |date=1 March 2011 }} 11. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1258577 |title=PARLIAMENT. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=18 May 1864 |accessdate=4 March 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 12. ^The Railway Gauge The Brisbane Courier, Tuesday 22 August 1911 13. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75519597 |title=THE RAILWAY SELECT COMMITTEE. |newspaper=The Darling Downs Gazette and General Advertiser |location=Toowoomba, Qld. |date=22 October 1867 |accessdate=4 March 2014 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 14. ^Termination of Fitzgibbon's contract The Brisbane Courier, Saturday 17 August 1867 15. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51571731 |title=TREASURY NOTES AND BILLS. |newspaper=Rockhampton Bulletin and Central Queensland Advertiser |date=3 August 1867 |accessdate=29 July 2012 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 6 : 1823 births|1887 deaths|Australian engineers|Australian people in rail transport|Rail transport in Queensland|Railway commissioners of Queensland |
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