Willie Yeadon
| Willie Brayshaw Yeadon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1907 |
| Died | 16 January 1997 |
Willie Brayshaw Yeadon (1907–1997), was a British railway historian known for his magnum opus, Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives and other works.
Biography
Willie Yeadon was born in Yeadon, West Riding of Yorkshire on 28 June 1907. He trained as a mechanical engineer, initially working for the Bradford Dyers' Association Ltd. After being made redundant in the 1930s he joined the Hull firm Fenner in 1931.[1]
Yeadon's initial railway interest was the London & North Western Railway. On moving to East Yorkshire he began to study the activities of the London and North Eastern Railway, starting to collect railway images around 1933. British Rail's 1955 modernisation plan prompted him to begin a systematic study of the locomotives of the LNER, during which he visited engine sheds and works, collecting locomotive related documentation such as works records.[1]
He joined the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society in 1936 and made significant contributions to its multi-volume publication Locomotives of the LNER. In 1984 he was made an honorary life member of the society.[1]
During his career at Fenner he ultimately became marketing manager, before retiring in 1972. After retirement he started work on Yeadon's register of LNER locomotives. Volume 12 and after were published postumhously from his work.[1]
He also published works documenting the locations of LNER locomotives on the first and last day of its existence, and on the railways of Hull. His final work was the two volume A compendium of LNWR locomotives. Yeadon also wrote article for railway periodicals, sometimes using the nom de plume "No. 9499".[1]
Yeadon was married for 64 years to Annie, and had a daughter Jean. He died aged 89 in Hull on 16 January 1997.[1]
Legacy
W.B. Yeadon's will donated his collection of photographs, documents and research notes to the Brynmor Jones Library of the University of Hull;[1] the collection includes over 30,000 photographs, primarily of LNER locomotives and trains, as well as company (works) records of locomotive repairs, boiler repairs, allocations, and other documents.[2] The collection was inherited by the Hull History Centre
Bibliography
Yeadon's Register
- Vol. 1: Gresley's A1, A3 Classes. Irwell Press, 1990
- Vol. 2: Gresley A4 and W1 Classes. Irwell Press, 1990
- Vol. 3: Raven, Thompson and Peppercorn Pacifics. Irwell Press, 1991
- Vol. 4. Gresley V2 and V4 classes. Irwell Press, 1992.
- Vol. 5: Gresley B17 and Thompson B2 Classes. Irwell Press, 1993.
- Vol. 6: Thompson B1 Class. Irwell Press, 1994.
- Vol. 7: B12 class. Irwell Press. 1994.
- Vol. 8: Gresley K3 and K4 Classes. Challenger Publications, 1995.
- Vol. 9: Gresley 8-Coupled Engines,classes O1, O2, P1, P2 and U1. Challenger Publications, 1995.
- Vol. 10: Gresley D49 and J38 classes. Challenger, 1996.
- Vol. 11: Gresley J39 class. Challenger, 1996
Posthumous
- Vol. 12: Railcars and Sentinel shunters. Challenger, 1996.
- Vol. 13: Class C1, C2, C4 and C5 Atlantics. Challenger, 1998.
- Vol. 14: Class D13, D14, D15 and D16, the Great Eastern 4-4-0s. Challenger, 1999
- Vol. 15: Class J94, O6, and O7 the engines from the years of expediency. Challenger, 1999
- Vol. 16: Class L1, V1/V3: Gresley and Thompson six-coupled tanks. Booklaw/Railbus, 2000
- Vol. 17: Class B13, B14, B15 and B16: the North Eastern 4-6-0s. Booklaw/Railbus, 2000
- Vol. 18: Gresley K1 and K2, Thompson K1/1 and Peppercorn K1. Booklaw/Railbus, 2000
- Vol. 19: Class D1, D2, D3 and D4, and the M&GN 4-4-0s. Booklaw / Railbus, 2001
- Vol. 20: Class Q1, Q2, Q3 & Q4, & The Q1 Tank
- Vol. 21: Class A5 to A8, H1, H2, L1(L3), L2, M1 and M2 tank engines. Booklaw/Railbus, 2001
- Vol. 22: Class B1 (B18), B2 (B19), and B3 to B9: the Great Central 4-6-0s. Booklaw/Railbus, 2001
- Vol. 23: Classes Q5, Q6, Q7 and Q10: the North Eastern 0-8-0s. Booklaw/Railbus, 2002
- Vol. 24A: Class O4, Parts 1 to 5. Booklaw/Railbus, 2002
- Vol. 24B: Class O4/6, O4/7, O4/8, O5 and Thompson O1. Booklaw/Railbus, 2002
- Vol. 25: Class N1 & N2 Tank Engines
- Vol. 26: Class J31 to J37
- Vol. 27: Class N7
- Vol. 28: Class R1, S1, T1 & WM & CQ 0-8-0T
- Vol. 29: Class D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11 & D12
- Vol. 30: Class E1, E2, GCR 12A, E4, E5, NER 901, NER 1440, E7 & E8
- Vol. 31: Class C6, C7, C8, C9. North Eastern Atlantics
- Vol. 32: Class X1-X4, Y2, Y4-Y10, Z4 & Z5
- Vol. 33: Class C12, C13, C14 & C17
- Vol. 34: Class D17-D24
- Vol. 35: Class J14 & J15
- Vol. 36: Class F1, F2, G1, G2, G3, G4, G7-G10
- Vol. 37A: Class J1, J2, J3 & J4
- Vol. 37B: Class J5, J6, J7, J40 & J41
- Vol. 38: Class F8, G5 & G6
- Vol. 39: Class F3, F4, F5, F6, F7 & F9
- Vol. 40: Class C10, C11, C15, C16 & D11/2
- Vol. 41: Class J16, J17, J18, J19, J20
- Vol. 42A: Class D25, D26, D27, D28, D29 & D30
- Vol. 42B: Class D31, D32, D33, D34, D35 & D36
- Vol. 43A: Class J71 & J72
- Vol. 43B: Class J73-J80 & NER `44`
- Vol. 44: Classes D38, D39, D40, D41, D42, D43, D44, D45, D46, D47 & D48
- Vol. 45: Classes J8. J9, J10, J11, J12, J13
- Vol. 46: Classes J52, J53, J54, J55, J56, J57 & GNR 19 – The Stirling Great Northern 0-6-0 Tank Engines
- Vol. 47A: Classes J21, J22, J23, J24 - The North Eastern 0-6-0s. Booklaw/Railbus, 2010
- Vol. 47B: Classes J25, J26, J27, '1001', '398' The Northeasterns 0-6-0s.
- Vol. 48: Classes J64, J65, J66, J67, J68, J69, J70 and J92.
- Vol. 49A: Classes N4, N5, N6.
- Vol. 49B: Classes N8, N9, N10, N11, N12, N13, N14 & N15. Booklaw/Railbus, 2011
- Vol. 50: Classes D50, D51, GC7, J58, J59, J60, J61, J62, J63, J81, J82, J83, J84, J85, J86, J88, J90, J91, N18, Diesel, Petrol & Electric motive power & Trams. Booklaw/Railbus, 2011
Other LNER
- LNER locomotive allocations: 1947: the last day (Irwell Press, 1989)
- LNER locomotive allocations: the First Day, 1923 (Challenger Publications, 1996)
LNWR
- A compendium of LNWR locomotives
- Part 1: Passenger Tender Engines 1912–1949
- Part 2: Goods Tender Engines 1912–1964
Hull
- Illustrated history of Hull's railways, with M Nicholson (Irwell Press, 1993),
- More Illustrated History of the Railways of Hull (Challenger Publications, 1995).
See also
- Ken Hoole, railway historian, with works on the North Eastern Railway and others
- William Weaver Tomlinson, historian, author of "The North Eastern Railway its rise and development
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Sources:
- Bryan Dyson, "The Yeadon Collection", Paragon Review (6), ISSN 0967-9812
- "Willie B. Yeadon – Yeadon's Register of L.N.E.R. locomotives", www.steamindex.com, reprint of Paragon Review article with list
- ↑ "THE WB YEADON LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY COLLECTION", www.hullhistorycentre.org.uk