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O. S. Nock

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Nock authored more than 140 books and 1000 magazine articles, although some of the work represented duplication from his own oeuvre, as well as containing repetition or padding within the text. Much of his work showed a bias towards locomotive performance issues; his most authoritative work was on
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Nock married Olivia Hattie nΓ©e Ravenall (1913–1987) in 1937. He had met her in King's Cross railway station where she was assistant manageress of the Georgian Tea Rooms. By 1939 Nock was successful as a both a popular and technical railway author – he received a commission by
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that subject and on signalling. As a writer his output is considered accessible, uncontroversial, and empathic to the subject he wrote upon, and rich in personal anecdotes, though some feel his historical work and research was weak.
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in the post war boom, publishing on average two books per year whilst working at Westinghouse. In 1959 he took over the writing of the "British locomotive practice and performance" reports for
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In his early writing career Nock also had published photographic articles on landscapes and regions, published by non-railway publications. A commission for
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After World War II Nock rose through the Westinghouse organisation to become chief brake draughtsman (1945), four years later chief draughtsman; during the
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in which one person was killed. The carriage where he was sitting overturned, but he escaped without injury, and later wrote of his experience in his book
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bought and published an article written as part of his journalism correspondence course: "Hyde Park's ghost trains"; Due to his
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In addition to his interests in all things railway, Nock's interests included photography, painting, as well as
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express locomotive in 1934, subsequently he regularly submitted information on locomotive performance to
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subjects, including over 100 books, as well as many more technical works on locomotive performance.
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as the author of the "British locomotive practice and performance" series published in
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Nock, O.S., "'Merchant Navy' Class Locomotives – Performance and Efficiency Tests",
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Nock, O.S., "Performance and Efficiency Tests on S.R. Diesel Electric Locomotive",
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company; he is well known for his prodigious output of popularist publications on
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O. S. Nock." Times 8 Oct. 1994: 23. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 Nov. 2016
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Nock, O.S., "Performance and Efficiency Tests on the "Britannia" Locomotives",
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Nock, O.S., "Performance and Efficiency Tests on B.R. Class "8" Locomotive",
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Nock, O.S., "Performance of 2000 H.P. Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotive",
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Railway Signalling – A treatise on the recent practice of British Railways
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He authored articles on railway signalling and locomotive performance for
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Nock, O.S., "Heavy Express Locomotive Trials on the Western Region",
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Nock, O.S., "Factors in the Working of a High-Speed Train Service",
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Part III: The Ex-L.N.E.R. "B.1" Class. 18 November 1949, pp. 573–576
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Nock, O.S. (1943), "Modern Railway Signalling Practice in America",
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In 1967 he was a passenger on a train involved in a derailment near
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Nock, O.S., "British Locomotive Performance and Efficiency Tests",
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published 1945, and based on an earlier series of ten articles in
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Part IV: The G.W.R. "County" Class. 25 November 1949, pp. 600–603
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Part II: The Ex-L.M.S.R. Class "5". 11 November 1949, pp. 543–546
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The British Steam Railway Locomotive (Volume 2 From 1925 to 1965)
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Nock, O.S., "Present Day Locomotive Working in Great Britain",
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Part I.: The G.W.R. "Hall" Class. 4 November 1949, pp. 514–517
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The Thompson and Peppercorn "Pacifics" of the former L.N.E.R
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His wife Olivia died in 1987. He died 21 September 1994.
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including "C.K.S", "C.K. Stevens" or "Railway Engineer".
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Vanns, M.A. (2004). "Nock, Oswald Stevens (1905–1994)".
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Nock, O.S., "Railway Signalling Developments: 1923–48",
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Nock, O.S., "Improving Modern Locomotive Performance",
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Nock, O.S., "British Locomotive Working in Wartime",
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Nock, O.S. (1942), "French Locomotive Performances",
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newspaper enabled him to ride on the footplate of a
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Oxford University Press. 365:His better writing has been highly praised: 1301:"The "Britannia" Class Locomotives on Test" 1210:The "King" Class 4-6-0s of the former G.W.R 840:Line clear ahead: 75 years of ups and downs 309:; he became a regular author of publishers 1764: 865: 781: 27:British railway signal engineer and writer 1226:King's Cross-Edinburgh non-stop expresses 716:original publisher: Artists House, London 520: 1280:"The L.M.S. Mobile Test Plant in Action" 1089:The L.M.S.R. "Coronation" Class Pacifics 908:"Continuously Controlled Cab Signalling" 1957: 1934:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 1824: 1812: 1800: 1677: 1622: 786:(4th ed.), Shepperton: Ian Allan, 655:North Western A history of the L.N.W.R. 564:The South Eastern & Chatham Railway 507:British Locomotives of the 20th Century 379: 341:Institution of Railway Signal Engineers 14: 2058: 2011:"Modern Railway Signalling Practice", 1115:Part II, 13 February 1948, pp. 152–154 1099:Part II, 20 December 1946, pp. 558–559 555:The London & North Western Railway 225:Great Depression in the United Kingdom 2076:People educated at Giggleswick School 1990:. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. 1985: 1973: 1930: 1913: 1901: 1889: 1885: 1883: 1874: 1855: 1839: 1788: 1776: 1752: 1740: 1709: 1694: 1660: 1610: 1598: 1205:, Part II, 5 June 1953, pp. 786- 1095:Part I, 13 December 1946, pp. 532–534 1077:The L.N.E.R 2-6-2 "Green Arrow" Class 845: 837: 339:In 1969 Nock became president of the 218:Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company 174:, and from 1958 to 1980 he succeeded 1641: 1556: 1536: 1516: 1474:No.II, 11 November 1955, pp. 680–682 1420: 1416:No.II, 12 February 1954, pp. 236–239 1318: 1298: 1277: 1252:part II, 27 August 1954, pp. 284–286 1111:Part I, 6 February 1948, pp. 128–130 960: 905: 877: 819: 801: 772: 764: 755: 746: 737: 719: 696: 678: 663:The Railway Enthusiasts Encyclopedia 660: 652: 643: 634: 586: 577: 569: 561: 552: 504: 491: 473: 455: 446: 438: 433:The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley 430: 414: 405: 396: 251:as a journalist, he published under 1721: 1248:Part 1, 20 August 1954, pp. 268–270 1169:First Results from the "Britannias" 1162:Part II, 27 April 1951, pp. 535–539 600:(1st ed.), London: Ian Allan, 500:, Newton Abbot: David & Charles 478:(1st ed.), London: Ian Allan, 458:Speed Records on Britain's Railways 286:to produce a series of articles on 237:Institution of Mechanical Engineers 214:City and Guilds Engineering College 153:engineer and senior manager at the 24: 1958:Russell, Daniel (7 October 1994), 1880: 1512:No.II, 30 August 1957, pp. 292–294 1470:No.I, 4 November 1955, pp. 644–646 1412:No.I, 5 February 1953, pp. 202–205 1397:No.II, 9 October 1953, pp. 451–453 1191:Part II, 25 July 1952, pp. 115–117 1158:Part I, 20 April 1951, pp. 501–503 1036:Part I, 26 April 1946, pp. 374–375 1030:The L.M.S.R "Jubilee" Class, 4-6-0 1011:The G.W.R. "Castle Class", Part II 782:Nock, O.S.; Cooper, B.K. (1987) , 301:. Nock's first published book was 25: 2107: 2044: 1508:No.I, 23 August 1957, pp. 258–261 1493:No.II, 19 April 1957, pp. 594–597 1393:No.I, 2 October 1953, pp. 424–427 1152:The Western Region "Castle" Class 1060:Part III, 19 July 1946, pp. 60–62 1056:Part II, 31 May 1946, pp. 490–491 991:The G.W.R. "Castle Class", Part I 945:No. III, 27 May 1949, pp. 574–578 897:No.III, 10 September, pp. 202–205 848:Another Facet of an Autobiography 521:Nock, O.S.; Cross, Derek (1960), 2031:Pt.III, 22 December, pp. 608–610 1974:Jones, Kevin P. (14 June 2012), 1497: 1489:No.I, 12 April 1957, pp. 560–562 1478: 1459: 1455:No.II, 22 July 1955, pp. 102–104 1440: 1401: 1382: 1378:No.II, 31 July 1953, pp. 136–138 1363: 1351:No.II, 20 June 1952, pp. 817–820 1338: 1258: 1242:The "Britannia's" in East Anglia 1220:Part II, 17 July 1953, pp. 66–68 1203:Part I, 29 May 1953, pp. 754–756 1066: 1052:Part I, 24 May 1946, pp. 466–467 1040:Part II, 3 May 1946, pp. 398–399 980: 949:No. IV, 3 June 1949, pp. 602–605 925: 901:No.IV, 17 September, pp. 228–231 812: 595: 525:(1st ed.), London: Nelson, 303:Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley 223:Recession during the 1930s (see 2096:20th-century English historians 2035:Pt.IV, 29 December, pp. 632–634 2027:Pt.II, 15 December, pp. 582–583 2003: 1907: 1895: 1374:No.I, 24 July 1953, pp. 103–104 1347:No.I, 13 June 1952, pp. 788–790 1273:No.II, 1 June 1956, pp. 588–591 1236:Part II, 9 July 1954, pp. 38–41 1216:Part I, 10 July 1953, pp. 34–36 1187:Part I, 18 July 1952, pp. 77–80 976:No.II, 13 February, pp. 132–134 941:No.II, 20 May 1949, pp. 546–548 906:Nock, O.S. (14 November 1947), 893:No.II, 3 September, pp. 190–193 295:British Rail modernisation plan 208:in 1916 he became a boarder at 1715: 1663:, extract from "Out the line". 1421:Nock, O.S. (4 February 1955), 1359:No.IV, 11 July 1952, pp. 62–64 1355:No.III, 4 July 1952, pp. 29–31 1278:Nock, O.S. (20 October 1950), 1269:No.I, 25 May 1956, pp. 550–553 937:No.I, 13 May 1949, pp. 518–521 399:50 Years of Railway Signalling 374:Michael Rutherford, Backtrack. 13: 1: 2023:Pt.I, 8 December, pp. 564–566 1585: 1537:Nock, O.S. (9 October 1959), 1451:No.I, 15 July 1955, pp. 66–68 972:No.I, 6 February, pp. 110–113 705:, New York: Mayflower Books, 212:. In 1921 he enrolled at the 2081:People from Sutton Coldfield 1951:UK public library membership 1862:, and section: "repetition". 1232:Part 1, 2 July 1954, pp. 2–4 1105:The G.W.R. Oil-fired 4-6-0's 889:No.I, 27 August, pp. 162–165 724:, George Allen & Unwin, 646:Steam Railways in Retrospect 523:Main Lines Across the Border 204:. After the family moved to 187: 7: 1557:Nock, O.S. (10 June 1960), 1517:Nock, O.S. (11 July 1958), 1319:Nock, O.S. (13 July 1951), 955:Locomotives and performance 425:Locomotives and performance 10: 2112: 1923: 1299:Nock, O.S. (25 May 1951), 784:Historic Railway Disasters 775:Historic Railway Disasters 476:Electric Euston to Glasgow 408:British Railway Signalling 334:Historic Railway Disasters 1988:The LNWR Precursor Family 1572:: 975–979, archived from 648:, London: A & C Black 534:, Revised edition (1982) 509:, vol. 1, 2, & 3 356: 299:chief mechanical engineer 108: 100: 92: 82: 63: 41: 34: 1996: 1121:The Mixed Traffic 4-6-0s 419:, A & C Black / IRSE 415:Nock, O.S., ed. (1980), 384: 282:at the beginning of the 866:Articles and monographs 701:World Atlas of Railways 460:, David & Charles, 2086:Rail transport writers 2051:O. S. Nock at WorldCat 1980:steamindex.com library 1960:"Obituary: O. S. Nock" 1943:10.1093/ref:odnb/55169 1765:Nock & Cooper 1987 598:The Caledonian Railway 580:Continental Main Lines 572:British Steam Railways 377: 1986:Nock, O. S. (1966a). 1724:"Obituary: O.S. Nock" 824:, London: Paul Elek, 683:, Surrey: Ian Allan, 637:Britain's New Railway 617:, 3rd edition (1973) 609:, 2nd edition (1964) 367: 229:correspondence course 846:Nock, O.S. (1993a), 838:Nock, O.S. (1982a), 767:Great British Trains 758:A History of the LMS 749:A History of the LMS 740:A History of the LMS 380:Partial bibliography 319:The Railway Magazine 307:The Railway Magazine 270:The Railway Magazine 241:The Railway Magazine 181:The Railway Magazine 820:Nock, O.S. (1976), 806:, London: Ian Allan 802:Nock, O.S. (1964), 773:Nock, O.S. (1966), 765:Nock, O.S. (1985), 756:Nock, O.S. (1983), 747:Nock, O.S. (1982), 738:Nock, O.S. (1982), 720:Nock, O.S. (1979), 697:Nock, O.S. (1978), 679:Nock, O.S. (1975), 661:Nock, O.S. (1968), 653:Nock, O.S. (1968), 644:Nock, O.S. (1966), 639:, London: Ian Allan 635:Nock, O.S. (1966), 587:Nock, O.S. (1964), 578:Nock, O.S. (1963), 570:Nock, O.S. (1962), 562:Nock, O.S. (1961), 557:, London: Ian Allan 553:Nock, O.S. (1960), 505:Nock, O.S. (1982), 492:Nock, O.S. (1980), 474:Nock, O.S. (1974), 456:Nock, O.S. (1972), 447:Nock, O.S. (1966), 439:Nock, O.S. (1957), 431:Nock, O.S. (1945), 406:Nock, O.S. (1969), 397:Nock, O.S. 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Index

Oswald Nock
Sutton Coldfield
Bath
Giggleswick School
B. Sc.
DIC
C. Eng
M.I.C.E.
M.I.Mech.E.
M.I.Loco.E.
railway signal
Westinghouse
railway
The Engineer
World War II
Cecil J. Allen
The Railway Magazine
Sutton Coldfield
Reading
Reading School
Barrow in Furness
Giggleswick School
City and Guilds Engineering College
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company
Great Depression in the United Kingdom
correspondence course
journalism
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
London Evening News
moonlighting

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