Daniel Gooch
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Sir Daniel Gooch, 1st Baronet was an English railway locomotive and transatlantic cable engineer. He was the first Superintendent of Locomotive Engines on the Great Western Railway from 1837 to 1864 a
Sir Daniel Gooch, 1866 engraving (The Illustrated London News)
Gooch's grave at St Andrew's church in Clewer
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition was an
Daniel Gooch
…John, and younger brother William, were also railway engineers. His grandson, also named Daniel, briefly served as dog handler on Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. GWR Castle Class steam locomotive no. 5070 and British Rail Western Region class 47 diesel locomotive no. D1663 (later 47078, then 47628) were both…
Endurance under sail, Antarctic Ocean, c. 1915 Paget colour photograph by Frank Hurley
Corporate sponsorship for the expedition; Aurora is loaded with paraffin provided by Shell.
Ernest Shackleton, leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Crew members working to free the ship from the ice