Designed by Oliver Bulleid for the Southern Railway although the prototype was not completed until after nationalisation the ' Leader' class was revolutionary. The locomotives had an unusual configuration with two power steam bogies utilising sleeve valves & chain drive rather than more conventional valve gear. The body was streamlined looking more like a diesel locomotive than a conventional steam engine. Initially five locomotives were to be constructed but only one No 36001 was completed. This was exhaustively tested & was found to be wanting in a number of areas. Amongst the faults reported the reversing gear often jammed & the drive & valve chains stretched over time making operation unpredictable. In addition the fireman's compartment was small & cramped & was occasionally invaded by flames from the firebox! When in 1952 the press reported the demise of the project at a cost of some GBP500 000 it was widely regarded as a disaster an impression that has persisted to this day. For more than two decades Kevin Robertson has been investigating the history of the ' Leader' project. During these years he has amassed a vast amount of information about the locomotives & the story that he is now able to reveal will rewrite the history of the project. Over the years information has come to light from a variety of sources including the first-hand accounts of those directly involved in the project which shows that whilst the locomotive did have its flaws it was by no means a complete disaster. Indeed there is evidence to suggest that there were direct instructions from the highest echelons to ensure that the ' Leader' class failed. The British Transport Commission had seen the future & that future did not involve steam. Anything that suggested that steam could be modified & enhanced was therefore anathema to the authorities & was to be discouraged. With the benefit of hindsight it may well be that Bulleid was right & steam power did have a future. In The Leader Project" Kevin Robertson brings together the information from his earlier books on the subject & combines this with the fruits of his most recent researches to provide the definitive account of the ' Leader' project. Alongside his comprehensive text the book also

Includes:: a number of photographs covering the construction & testing of the class."

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