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Arthur Henry Peppercorn, OBE (29 January 1889 – 3 March 1951) was an English railway engineer, and was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Railway.
Arthur Peppercorn (29 th January 1889 – 3 rd March 1951) succeeded Edward Thompson and became the final Chief Mechanical Engineer of the LNER quite late in his career, so he was to be at the pinnacle of Doncaster engineering only from 1946 to the end of 1949.
The Peppercorn Class A1 was designed by the last London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Chief Mechanical Engineer, Arthur Peppercorn, who develpoped the designs for new A1 locomotives from Edward Thompson, as an evolution in LNER Pacific locomotive design, initiated by Nigel Gresley in 1922 with his original A1 Class (later rebuilt as A3 Class ...
Born in Stoke Prior, Herefordshire, Arthur Peppercorn was the son of a vicar and one of 14 children. After a conventional upbringing and education his family paid for a Premium Apprenticeship for him at the Great Northern Railway in Doncaster; this was to be the start of a career which culminated in him becoming the last of the three Chief ...
Peppercorn, His Life & Locomotives. Tim Hillier-Graves. Pen and Sword Transport, Jun 30, 2021 - Biography & Autobiography - 264 pages. Arthur Peppercorn, a vicar's son from Herefordshire, was...
This book, which is the first detailed biography of Peppercorn, tells his fascinating story and describes the influences on his life and career, illustrating his many achievements along the way.
Arthur Peppercorn, a vicar's son from Herefordshire, was the last L N E R Chief Mechanical Engineer.
