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    Sep 17, 2021 5 minutes

    REVIEW OF THE MONTH

    Peppercorn His Life and Locomotives

    Tim Hillier-Graves

    Pen & Sword Books, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2AS. Tel: 01226 734222.

    Web: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk Email: enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk

    Description: Hardback, 265mm x 235mm, 260pp

    ISBN: 9781526729857

    Price £30.00

    When reading accounts of Arthur Peppercorn’s life and career, the author said it was difficult, if not impossible, to find a harsh word said against him. This book is a decent tribute to the LNER’s last Chief Mechanical Engineer, who died after only a few months in retirement at the age of just 63.

    In the same editorial style as works on Sir Nigel Gresley and Edward Thompson, this is a new insight into the private and professional life of a relatively unknown figure, and colourised images once again break up the text well.

    Peppercorn is described as a talented production engineer

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