The Leader Locomotive
Bulleid's Great Experiment
$98.79
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2021
Summary
The story of O V Bulleid’s ‘Leader’ class is one that simply refuses to lie down, continuing to be a source of debate and controversy. Was this the great innovation that would have taken the steam locomotive to unheard of levels of sophistication and efficiency, or a folie de grandeur on the part of an undoubtedly creative, charismatic yet maverick engineer, which should never have been countenanced or financed by his superiors? Seventy years after the last examples of these ill-fated locomot…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910809853 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1910809853 |
| Author: | Kevin Robertson |
| Publisher: | Crecy Publishing |
| Imprint: | Crecy Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.37kg |
| Dimensions: | 280mm x 215mm |
About The Author
Kevin Robertson
Kevin Robertson had his first article on the local railway published when he was just 14. He took up full-time writing in 1982 and since then has had numerous books on the railway scene published, including The Leader Project: Fiasco or Triumph? He has written a wide selection of books and is a particular expert on all things relating to the Southern Region. Kevin also runs his own publishing company, Noodle Books, and currently lives in Corhampton in Hampshire.
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