Benjamin Cubitt

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{{Short description|Engineer}}

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| name = Benjamin Cubitt

| birth_date = 1795

| birth_place = Norfolk, Kingdom of Great Britain

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| nationality = British

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| occupation = Engineer

| relatives = William Cubitt (brother), Joseph Cubitt (nephew)

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| parents = Joseph Cubitt (1760-1829)

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Benjamin Cubitt (1795 – 12 January 1848) was an English locomotive engineer. Born in Norfolk, he was the brother of William Cubitt{{Cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Cubitt#:~:text=son+of+joseph+cubitt+(1760-1829),+miller,+and+his+wife+hannah+lubock+(1765-1831).+a+younger+brother+benjamin+cubitt+was+born+in+1795;+another+brother,+joseph,+became+a+stockbroker|title=William Cubitt - Graces Guide|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2025}} who was a consultant to the Great Northern Railway.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Cubitt#:~:text=1844+appointed+consulting+engineer+to+the+great+northern+railway|title=William Cubitt - Graces Guide|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2025}} He was the first Locomotive Engineer of the GNR.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gnrsociety.com/engineer/benjamin-cubitt/#:~:text=Benjamin+Cubitt,+the+GNR's+first+Locomotive+Engineer|title=Benjamin Cubitt|website=The Great Northern Railway Society|accessdate=30 March 2025}} He took up the position in 1846, after having served as the head of the joint committee of the Brighton, Croydon and Dover Railways.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Benjamin_Cubitt#:~:text=1842+Head+of+the+Joint+Committee+which+managed+the+rolling+stock+of+the+Brighton,+Croydon+and+Dover+Railways|title=Benjamin Cubitt - Graces Guide|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2025}}