John Saxby
(1821-1913)

pioneer of railway signalling

Died aged c. 92

Most people will not have heard of Saxby, but his invention of interlocking points and signals made rail travel vastly safer by making it impossible to route trains into each other.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Jez Nicholson on Flickr
Brighton, United Kingdom
Jez Nicholson on Flickr
Brighton, United Kingdom

John Saxby 1821-1913 pioneer of railway signalling was born and lived in Brighton

Brighton Station, Brighton, United Kingdom where they was born near (1821) and lived near

John Saxby 1821-1913 pioneer of railway signalling was born and lived in Brighton

Brighton Station, Brighton, United Kingdom where they was