Charles Rous-Marten
Photograph of Charles Rous-Marten from his Obituary in The Engineer
Charles Rous-Martin (1844–1908) was a British railway writer and recorder. He is chiefly known for recording a speed of 102.3 mph on the 'Ocean Mail' special from Plymouth to London hauled by GWR locomotive 3440 City of Truro on 9 May 1904,[1] the first time that a steam locomotive was recorded to have achieved 100 mph.
Between the years of 1902 and 1908 he wrote a series of articles for The Railway Magazine on British locomotive practice and performance. In 1990, these were collated and reprinted in book form.
References
- ↑ "Could it ever be better than this?". Heritage Railway. Mortons Media Group Ltd. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- "Authorship of railway literature". steamindex.com. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- The Engineer (April 24, 1908). "Obituary: Charles Rous-Marten". p. 431. Retrieved 2015-02-08.