David Maidment was a senior manager with British Railways, with
widespread experience of railway operating on the Western and
London Midland Regions culminating in the role of Head of Safety
Policy for the BRB after the Clapham Junction train accident. He
retired in 1996, was a Principal Railway Safety Consultant with
International Risk Management Services from 1996 to 2001 and
founded the Railway Children charity (www.railwaychildren.co.uk) in
1995. He was awarded the OBE for services to the rail industry in
1996 and is now a frequent speaker on both the charity and his
railway career and author of four novels, two non-fiction works on
street children and over ten books for Pen & Sword's locomotive
portfolio series, the royalties from all being donated to the
charity.
Paul Carpenter became a Chartered Engineer in 1978 and has worked
in the Public and Private Sectors before becoming an engineering
consultant. He also lectured to degree level for some ten years at
technical colleges. He is passionate about railways and is an
active volunteer in the heritage sector. He led the Spa Valley
Railway extension to Eridge and is currently the Project
Engineering Manager for the 4709 locomotive construction for the
Great Western Society. Paul became a Fellow of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers in 2009 and currently works for London
Underground as a Lead Designer and Senior Project Engineer.
"A fascinating, photographic journey."-- "6024 Preservation Society"
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