John Barraclough Fell

Fell helped construct several early Italian lines, including the Central of Italy, the Maremma, and the Genoa and Voltri.

He frequently crossed Mont Cenis, between Italy and France, by road, and this reportedly inspired him to create his Fell Centre-Rail System.

[3] The Fell Centre-Rail System tackled the problem of trains climbing and descending steep gradients, which was often necessary until improvements in tunnelling were developed.

A steam engine which entered service in 1877 is preserved in the Fell Locomotive Museum at Featherston, New Zealand.

The honour went to a pair of 0-6-0ST's (Manning Wardle 440 and 441 of 1873) built for the Bay of Havana and Matanzas Railway in Cuba.