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{{Infobox engineer |image = William Adams portrait.jpg |image_size = |alt = |caption = from [[Locomotive Publishing Company|The Locomotive magazine]], 1911 |name = William Adams |citizenship = |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1823|10|15}} |birth_place = [[Limehouse]], London, England |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1904|08|07|1823|10|15}} |death_place = [[Putney]], London, England |education = |spouse = |parents = |children = |discipline = Mechanical, locomotive |institutions = |employer = [[North London Railway]]<br>[[Great Eastern Railway]]<br>[[London and South Western Railway]] |significant_projects = |significant_design = |significant_advance = |significant_awards = |signature = }}