Oliver Bulleid's Locomotives: Their Design and Development by Colin Boocock (Eng

Oliver Bulleid's Locomotives

by Colin Boocock

Oliver Bulleid's locomotives guides the reader in the quest to understand what motivated Mr Bulleid in his work as a senior engineer and manager

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Publisher Description

Oliver Bulleid's locomotives guides the reader in the quest to understand what motivated Mr Bulleid in his work as a senior engineer and manager, and tries, with as little bias as is reasonable, to make sense of some of the more controversial aspects of his activities. For example, why did OVB not pursue the ideal of a 2-8-2 for the Southern Railway? How did the 'Leader' project go so much out of control? What role did Bulleid play in the massive dieselisation programme in Ireland when he was CME there? How did the 0-6-6-0T turf-burning steam locomotive fit in with Ireland's traction policy, or did it? And why did ninety of his steam locomotives and ninety-four of 'his' diesels have to be rebuilt to make them either more economical or more reliable? These are fundamental questions to which the book provides the reader with answers based on the author's experiences or on those of people who knew Bulleid. OVB's undoubted successes are illustrated in words and photographs, too, to provide a hopefully balanced picture of one of Britain's more exciting railway engineers. AUTHOR: Colin Boocock is a life-long railway enthusiast and an experienced railway engineer. Brought up near the green electric multiple units that passed over the level crossing at Addlestone in Surrey, he was enthralled when his parents took him to watch steam expresses at nearby Weybridge. His love for steam traction extended to modern forms as the railways developed and modernised. The sight of the then-Canon Eric Treacys booklet My Best Railway Photographs gave Colin the idea that he, too, could take photographs of trains. Seventy years on, he is still doing this. He often wonders: is this a record? 250 colour and b/w illustrations, wight diagrams

Author Biography

Colin Boocock is a life-long railway enthusiast and an experienced railway engineer. During his early career Colin took part in the overhaul and rebuilding of Bulleid locomotives and met senior engineers who had worked for Bulleid in Britain and in Ireland.Colin is well placed to bring together details of OVB's locomotive engineering during the two long periods when he was CME, from 1937 to 1949 on the Southern Railway and from 1949 to 1958 in Ireland.

Feature

Well researched text with new factual information.

Details ISBN1526749238 Author Colin Boocock Pages 224 Series Locomotive Portfolio Year 2020 ISBN-10 1526749238 ISBN-13 9781526749239 Format Hardcover Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd Short Title Oliver Bulleid's Locomotives Language English Subtitle Their Design and Development Publication Date 2020-11-02 UK Release Date 2020-11-02 Imprint Pen & Sword Transport Place of Publication Barnsley Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 250 colour & black and white illustrations & weight diagrams AU Release Date 2020-11-02 NZ Release Date 2020-11-02 DEWEY 625.261 Audience General

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• Condition: Brand new
• ISBN-13: 9781526749239
• Publication Year: 2020
• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Book Title: Oliver Bulleid's Locomotives: Their Design and Development
• Item Height: 240mm
• Author: Colin Boocock
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Topic: Railway
• Item Width: 250mm
• Number of Pages: 224 Pages

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