Charles Bowen Cooke
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 104 years ago |
Date of birth | January 11,1859 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Huntingdonshire District |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | October 18,1920 |
Died | Falmouth |
United Kingdom | |
Employer | London and North Western Railway |
Significant design | LNWR Claughton Class |
Books | British Locomotives: Their History, Construction, and Modern Development |
Some Recent Developments in Locomotive Practice - Scholar's Choice Edition | |
Some Recent Developments in Locomotive Practice | |
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ID | 1231729 |
Charles Bowen Cooke Life story
Charles John Bowen Cooke CBE was born in Orton Longueville and was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway. He was the first to add superheating to the locomotives of the railway.