The Remarkable Jim Crebbin and his Experimental Locomotives

'Uncle Jim' Crebbin was a well-known early 20th century model engineer, experimenting with locomotives to develop ideas about miniature engine design. His locomotive, Cosmo Bonsor currently features in an exhibition at the Railway Museum, York, from September 2019, moving to the Science Museum London in spring 2020. In the publication, author Roger Backhouse brings the life and work of Jim Crebbins to light.