LOUBAT, Alphonse (1799 - 1866)

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French inventor.

Alphonse Loubat (15 June 1799 - 10 September 1866) was a French inventor who developed improvements in tram and rail equipment, and helped develop tram lines in New York City and Paris. He went to New York City in 1827 where he helped develop that city's first tramway in 1832. He returned to France and developed the grooved rail in 1852, which greatly facilitated street railways and tramlines.

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LOUBAT, Alphonse

History

* 15.06.1799	ainte-Livrade-sur-Lot Lot-et-Garonne	born
1852		Dépôt d'un brevet : Un rail en U « rail à gorge » permettant d'escamoter complètement le rail dans la chaussée.
1853		Invention: tramway parisien.
1853	Paris	Création d'une ligne d'essai de 2000 m du "chemin de fer américain" qui est inaugurée place Louis XV (place de la Concorde) à l'occasion de l'exposition universelle.
1854 - 1858	Sèvres	Maire de Sèvres.
1855 - 1857		Créateur de la ligne N°1 Louvre-Sèvres-Versailles.
† 10.09.1866	Ville-d'Avray	died

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Industrialisation, ca. 1850-1920

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LOUBAT, Alphonse (1799 - 1866)