Today in Welsh history... 16 March 1827, Benjamin Piercy was born in Trefeglwys near Llanidloes.
Piercy was a civil engineer responsible for much of the rail system in Mid Wales and for designing and building Sardinia's railway system.
Piercy worked on the construction of the Vale of Clwyd Railway, the Oswestry & Newtown Railway, the Newtown & Machynlleth Railway, the Aberystwyth & Welsh Coast Railway.the Hereford, Hay and Brecon Line and the Mid Wales Line. This included the stations at Welshpool and Oswestry, the bridges over the estuaries of the rivers Mawddach, Severn and Traeth Bychan and the railway cutting at Talerddig, which at the time was the deepest in the world.
In 1862, he began the construction of the first railways on Sardinia. During this time, he became friendly with the Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi and was subsequently decorated by the King of Italy for his work. Piercy also later designed railways in India and Burma.
Piercy was a civil engineer responsible for much of the rail system in Mid Wales and for designing and building Sardinia's railway system.
Piercy worked on the construction of the Vale of Clwyd Railway, the Oswestry & Newtown Railway, the Newtown & Machynlleth Railway, the Aberystwyth & Welsh Coast Railway.the Hereford, Hay and Brecon Line and the Mid Wales Line. This included the stations at Welshpool and Oswestry, the bridges over the estuaries of the rivers Mawddach, Severn and Traeth Bychan and the railway cutting at Talerddig, which at the time was the deepest in the world.
In 1862, he began the construction of the first railways on Sardinia. During this time, he became friendly with the Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi and was subsequently decorated by the King of Italy for his work. Piercy also later designed railways in India and Burma.