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Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid CBE (19 September 1882 – 25 April 1970) was a British railway and mechanical engineer best known as the Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Southern Railway between 1937 and the 1948 nationalisation, developing many well-known locomotives.
Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid (19 de septiembre de 1882 - 25 de abril de 1970) [1] fue un ingeniero ferroviario y mecánico británico. Como ingeniero mecánico jefe del Ferrocarril del Sur de Inglaterra desde 1937 hasta poco después de la nacionalización de 1948, diseñó novedosas locomotoras de vapor que se harían muy populares en el Reino ...
Oliver Bulleid was a British railway engineer who worked with Nigel Gresley and later became the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway. He designed many novel locomotives, such as the Merchant Navy Pacifics, the Q1, and the Leader, but also faced challenges and criticism.
22 de abr. de 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Oliver Bulleid, who succeeded REL Maunsell in 1937 and designed the Merchant Navy and West Country classes. Find out how he worked with Gresley, Ivatt and Wedgwood, and how he faced the challenges of electrification and war.
1 de jun. de 2020 · Heralded as 'The Last Giant of Steam' for his progressive and original approach to the steam locomotive, Oliver V.S. Bulleid CBE left behind a truly staggering legacy in railway preservation.
Chief Mechanical Engineer, Southern Railway andSouthern Region of British Railways, 1937-1949. Institution of Mechanical Engineer. 19th September 1882. Born at Invercargill, New Zealand to William and Marian (Pugh) Bulleid.
Oliver V.S. Bulleid CBE. (1882-1970) By Geoff Ledden. One of the best-known engineers in the era of steam railways, Oliver was famous for his ‘Pacific’ Class locomotives and rolling stock. He had no engineering background and was of a family that had farmed in mid-Devon, England, for centuries.
