apprentice; mechanical engineer; various technical positions; Bullied pacifics, redesign; improver, production planning office; assessing locomotive running costs, 1930s; intensive use second world war; lack of compensation for railway war work; main drawing office; Ted Fox, Frank Carrier, 2-8-0, 2-10-0 WD locomotives; R.A. Riddles; mobile testing units; dynamometer car; first mainline diesel electric locomotive; 1947; nationalisation; Roland Bond; Sir Nigel Gresley; details of testing equipment, locomotives; Dr Andrews; vehicle vibration studied in USA; coal hauling; gas turbines; Pullman car works; Stewart Cox; modernisation plan; diesel and electric motive power; comparison of different methods of traction; differntial between size of railway and the number of HQ staff; d.o.b. 1922-02-13, railway work 1939-1981, Harpenden; Tilbury; Capetown; Derby; London Road; Rugby; USA; San Francisco; New York; London; Jarvis & Co; London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMSR); University of IIlinois; Brtish Rail; Norfolk & North Western Railway; Virginia and Norfolk Railroad; Baldwin locomotive Works; General Electric Plant; Milwaulkee Railroad; British Rail Board (BRB).