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    Visionary Pragmatist: Sir Vincent Raven: North Eastern Railway Locomotive Engineer

    By Andrew Everett

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    When the "Railway Magazine" of January 2000 published the results of its Millennium Poll, Sir Vincent Raven gained a 42nd place, along with Thomas Newcomen and Arthur Peppercorn. This is the biography of this engineer, illustrated with contemporary archive photographs, portraits and ephemera.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe History Press
    Release dateMay 15, 2006
    ISBN9780750956819
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