Gaston du Bousquet (1839–1910) was a French engineer who was Chief of Motive Power (ingénieur en chef traction) of the Chemin de Fer du Nord, designer of locomotives and professor at École centrale de Lille.[1]

Steam locomotive designer

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Gaston du Bousquet taught mechanical engineering at the Institut industriel du Nord de la France (École Centrale de Lille) from 1872. He was appointed chief engineer to the Chemins de Fer du Nord in 1890. He won a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1894. He collaborated successfully with Alfred de Glehn and Edward Beugniot, both working for the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques (SACM). He was president of the Society of Civil Engineers of France in 1894.

Four-cylinder compound locomotives

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Du Bousquet 031+130 Ceinture 6.005 (Batignoles 1755 of 1910.

He introduced compound (double expansion) steam locomotives to the industrial network with the help of Alfred de Glehn, engineer to SACM.[2]

du Bousquet locomotives
  • Nord 6.121 to 6.168, 28 loaned to the Ceinture, later SNCF 1-031+130.TA.1 to 47
  • Ceinture 6.001 to 6.038, later SNCF 3-031+130.TA.1 to 36

He designed among other locomotives:

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References

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  1. ^ L'Enseignement Professionnel (1872 - BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009 ISBN 9781115051286)
  2. ^ "Gallerie - Locomotives du Bousquet".
Business positions
Preceded by Ingénieur en chef traction
of the
Chemins de Fer du Nord
Succeeded by