Biographies & Autobiographies
PUGSLEY, Alfred (ed.)
The Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
An Engineering Appreciation
REYNOLDS, Michael
The Model Locomotive Engineer, Fireman and Engine-Boy
A Historical Notice of the Pioneer Locomotive Engines and their Inventors
First published in 1879, a work in three sections. An overview of locomotive engineers is followed by a history of early locomotive development. The final part describes the qualifications for enginemen. Drawings and diagrams supporting text.
ROLT, L.T.C.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - A Biography
Classic biography of Brunel, first published in 1957 and reprinted in numerous editions thereafter.
SMILES, Samuel
Lives of the Engineers - The Locomotive: George and Robert Stephenson
Victorian biography of the Stephensons, produced as part of the author's classic "Lives of the Engineers". This volume was first produced as a biography of George Stephenson in 1857 and then extended to include Robert from the 1862 edition onwards.