Charles Bowen Cooke
Charles John Bowen Cooke | |
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| File:Charles Bowen Cooke.jpg by James Peter Quinn (1869–1951) | |
| Born | 11 January 1859 Orton Longueville, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Died | 18 October 1920 (aged 61) Falmouth, Cornwall,[1] England |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Locomotive engineer |
| Employer(s) | London and North Western Railway |
| Significant design | LNWR Claughton Class |
Charles John Bowen Cooke CBE (11 January 1859 – 18 October 1920) was born in Orton Longueville (then in Huntingdonshire) and was Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).[2] He was the first to add superheating to the locomotives of the railway.[3] He wrote a book called British locomotives: their history, construction; and modern development which was published in 1893,[2] with a second edition in 1894, and third in 1899[4][1] A second book, Developments in Locomotive Practice followed in 1902.[2][5] Whilst CME of the LNWR he was responsible for the introduction of several new locomotive designs, including the George the Fifth and Claughton classes.[2] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours for his efforts during the First World War.[6] He died on 18 October 1920 and is buried in the churchyard at St Just in Roseland, Cornwall.[2]
Locomotive designs
- LNWR George the Fifth Class 4-4-0
- LNWR Queen Mary Class 4-4-0
- LNWR Class G 0-8-0
- LNWR Class G1 0-8-0
- LNWR Claughton Class 4-6-0
- LNWR Prince of Wales Class 4-6-0
- LNWR 1185 Class 0-8-2T
- LNWR Prince of Wales Tank Class 4-6-2T
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bowen Cooke, Whale & Beames". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (December 1963). "Notes and News: Bowen Cooke's grave". Railway Magazine. Vol. 110, no. 752. Westminster: Tothill Press. pp. 125–6.
- ↑ "LNWR GeorgeV Locomotive Trust". Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "British locomotives: their history, construction; and modern development". Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Development in locomotive practice Author: C J Bowen Cooke". Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "No. 30460". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1918. p. 368.
External links
- Bowen Cooke, Whale & Beames at steamindex.com
