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'''Charles Robert Bowen-Cooke''' ([[11 January]] [[1859]] — [[1920]]) was [[Chief Mechanical Engineer]] of the [[London and North Western Railway]].

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|name = Charles John Bowen Cooke

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|birth_date = 11 January 1859

|birth_place = [[Orton Longueville]], [[Huntingdonshire]], England

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|death_place = [[Falmouth, Cornwall]],<ref name=steamindex /> England

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'''Charles John Bowen Cooke''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (11 January 1859 – 18 October 1920) was born in [[Orton Longueville]] (then in [[Huntingdonshire]]) and was [[Chief Mechanical Engineer]] (CME) of the [[London and North Western Railway]] (LNWR).<ref name=RM196312>{{cite magazine |editor-first=B.W.C. |editor-last=Cooke |date=December 1963 |title=Notes and News: Bowen Cooke's grave |magazine=[[Railway Magazine]] |volume=110 |issue=752 |pages=125–6 |publisher=Tothill Press |___location=Westminster }}</ref> He was the first to add superheating to the locomotives of the railway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lnwrgeorgevtrust.org.uk/Class.html |title=LNWR GeorgeV Locomotive Trust | accessdate=7 April 2013}}</ref> He wrote a book called ''British locomotives: their history, construction; and modern development'' which was published in 1893,<ref name=RM196312 /> with a second edition in 1894, and third in 1899<ref>{{cite web |url=https://steamindex.com/books.htm#bowen |title=British locomotives: their history, construction; and modern development. | accessdate=7 April 2013}}</ref><ref name=steamindex>{{cite web |url=https://steamindex.com/people/bowcook.htm |title=Bowen Cooke, Whale & Beames | accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> A second book, ''Developments in Locomotive Practice'' followed in 1902.<ref name=RM196312 /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?Uri=C1866629 |title=Development in locomotive practice Author: C J Bowen Cooke | accessdate=7 April 2013}}</ref>

Whilst CME of the LNWR he was responsible for the introduction of several new locomotive designs, including the [[LNWR George the Fifth Class|''George the Fifth'']] and [[LNWR Claughton Class|''Claughton'']] classes.<ref name=RM196312 />

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He was appointed a Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in the [[1918 New Year Honours]] for his efforts during the First World War.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30460 |date=7 January 1918 |page=368 |supp=y}}</ref>

He died on 18 October 1920 and is buried in the churchyard at [[St Just in Roseland]], [[Cornwall]].<ref name=RM196312 />

==Locomotive designs==

*[[LNWR George the Fifth Class|LNWR George the Fifth Class 4-4-0]]

*[[LNWR Queen Mary Class|LNWR Queen Mary Class 4-4-0]]

*[[LNWR Class G|LNWR Class G 0-8-0]]

*[[LNWR Class G1|LNWR Class G1 0-8-0]]

*[[LNWR Claughton Class|LNWR Claughton Class 4-6-0]]

*[[LNWR Prince of Wales Class|LNWR Prince of Wales Class 4-6-0]]

*[[LNWR 1185 Class|LNWR 1185 Class 0-8-2T]]

*[[LNWR Prince of Wales Tank Class|LNWR Prince of Wales Tank Class 4-6-2T]]

==References==

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== External links ==

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* [https://steamindex.com/people/bowcook.htm#bowen Bowen Cooke, Whale & Beames] at steamindex.com

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'''Charles Robert Bowen-Cooke''' ([[11 January]] [[1859]] &mdash; [[1920]]) was title=[[Chief Mechanical Engineer]] of the <br>[[London and North Western Railway]].|

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* http://www.steamindex.com/people/bowcook.htm

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|width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:<br>'''[[H.P.M. Beames]]'''

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