Sir William Stanier A New Biography by Chackesfield, John E. ( Author ) ON Jun-

Sir William Stanier has had many books written about his locomotives plus two previous biographical accounts of his engineering career in the railway sphere.\nThis new biography has become possible largely by the unearthing of material (some of it collected by Sir William and his immediate family) previously unused, which has enabled the author to include many personal anecdotes of an illustrious career and the associated family life. This has permitted a deeper insight into his dealings with his many professional and civic responsibilities and with those close to him. The unique feature which enabled some personal quotes of Sir William to be used in the 21st century was the receipt of a tape-recording, made in 1962, of an interview with H.A.V. Bulleid. Without all this some of Stanier\u2019s dealings with specific matters could not have been covered in such detail. Also, much of Sir William\u2019s comparatively rare writings have been unearthed which most certainly indicate how stro.