Tim Hillier-Graves

The Modified Bulleid Pacifics

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This British Railways history recounts the life of a controversial steam engine and its miraculous transformation at the hands of a brilliant engineer. As Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway, Oliver Bulleid designed what were perhaps the most controversial steam locomotives ever built in Britain: the Pacifics. Loved and loathed in equal measure, the debate over their strengths and weaknesses took on a new dimension when British Railways decided to modify them in the 1950s. When noted engineer Ron Jarvis was charged with improving on Bulleid's designs, he displayed a master's touch, saving the best of Bulleid's work while incor… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-5267-2167-9
EAN: 9781526721679
Produktnummer: 35173407
Verlag: Pen & Sword Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Seitenangabe: 280 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 111'815 KB

Über den Autor

Tim Hillier-Graves was born in North London in 1951. From an early age he was fascinated by steam locomotives. In 1972, Tim joined the Navy Department of the MOD and saw wide service in many locations. He retired in 2011, having specialized in Human Resource Management, then the management of the MOD's huge housing stock as one of the department`s Assistant Directors for Housing. On the death of his uncle in 1984, he became the custodian of a substantial railway collection and in retirement has spent considerable time reviewing and cataloging this material. He has published a number of books on locomotives and aviation.