Charles Bowen-Cooke
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Charles John Bowen Cooke (11 January 1859 – 18 October 1920) was Chief Mechanical Engineer
(CME) of the London and North Western Railway
(LNWR). He was the first to add superheating to the locomotives of the railway. He wrote a book called British locomotives: their history, construction; and modern development which was published in 1893, with a second edition in 1894. A second book, Developments in Locomotive Practice followed in 1902.
Whilst CME of the LNWR he was responsible for the introduction of several new locomotive designs, including the George the Fifth
and Claughton
classes.
He died on 18 October 1920 and is buried in the churchyard at St Just in Roseland
, Cornwall
.
Chief Mechanical Engineer
Chief Mechanical Engineer and Locomotive Superintendent are titles applied by British, Australian, and New Zealand railway companies to the person ultimately responsible to the board of the company for the building and maintaining of the locomotives and rolling stock...
(CME) of the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
(LNWR). He was the first to add superheating to the locomotives of the railway. He wrote a book called British locomotives: their history, construction; and modern development which was published in 1893, with a second edition in 1894. A second book, Developments in Locomotive Practice followed in 1902.
Whilst CME of the LNWR he was responsible for the introduction of several new locomotive designs, including the George the Fifth
LNWR George the Fifth Class
The London and North Western Railway George the Fifth Class was a class of 4-4-0 passenger steam locomotive.They were introduced in 1910 by Charles Bowen-Cooke and construction continued until 1915. They were essentially superheated versions of the LNWR Whale Precursor Class...
and Claughton
LNWR Claughton Class
The London and North Western Railway Claughton Class was a class of 4-cylinder express passenger 4-6-0 steam locomotives.They were introduced in 1913, the first of the class No. 2222 was named in honour of Sir Gilbert Claughton, who was the Chairman of the LNWR at that time...
classes.
He died on 18 October 1920 and is buried in the churchyard at St Just in Roseland
St Just in Roseland
St Just in Roseland is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated six miles south of Truro and two miles north of St Mawes....
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
.
External links
- Bowen Cooke, Whale & Beames at www.steamindex.com