Thompson, his life and locomotives

Hillier-Graves, Tim, 1951-2021

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Edward Thompson was the London & North Eastern Railways second Chief Mechanical Engineer, following the death of Sir Nigel Gresley in 1941. He was in office from 1941-1946, when he retired, after a long career as a mechanical engineer, working for several railway companies, including the North Eastern, Great Northern and after the grouping the London & North Eastern Railway. He was a very controversial figure, often maligned by railway historians for his reconstruction of several classes of steam locomotive, including the Gresley prototype pacific Great Northern. However Edward Thompson had a complex side to him, which might of originated from his experiences in the First World War, during which he served with distinction in France. This book sets out to explain both the man and his philosophy.