Charles Bowen Cooke
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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]
Charles John Bowen Cooke | |
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by James Peter Quinn (1869–1951) | |
| Born | 11 January 1859 Orton Longueville, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Died | 18 October 1920 (aged 61) Falmouth, Cornwall,[1] England |
| Citizenship | British |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Locomotive engineer |
| Employer | London and North Western Railway |
| Significant design | LNWR Claughton Class |
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]
