Sir William A. Stanier FRS
The Working Life of a Man of Steel
$59.84
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
24 August 2025
Summary
Swindon-born William A. Stanier joined Great Western Railway as a fifteen-year-old trainee and began rising swiftly through the ranks. In 1904 he was appointed assistant to the divisional locomotive superintendent in London, and by 1931 he was chief mechanical engineer of the London Midland & Scottish Railway. The LMS locomotives were in a poor state, with some dating back to the 1800s, and Stanier was charged with updating the company with new, more powerful locomotives. His iconic desig…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781559307 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1781559309 |
| Author: | Paul Hurley, Phil Braithwaite |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Fonthill Media Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 446g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 247mm x 172mm |
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About The Author
Paul Hurley
Phil Braithwaite completed an electrical engineering apprenticeship with Metropolitan Vickers and then served four years in the British merchant navy as an electrical engineering officer. He worked in South Africa for fourteen years on computer mainframes before changing direction to become a safari operator for two years. This is the second book he has produced alongside Paul Hurley, the first being Remembering Steam (2018).
Paul Hurley has produced two commemorative rail books with his co-author Phil Braithwaite. He has also written a flagship railway book, an award-winning novel, an autobiography about his career in the police force, and some thirty books on local history.
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