Whitehouse, P. B. (Patrick Bruce)
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Variants
- Whitehouse, Patrick Bruce
- Whitehouse, Patrick B.
- Whitehouse, Patrick
- Whitehouse, Pat
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1922
Death Date
- 1993
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Great Britain. Royal Air Force
- Organization: Birmingham Railway Museum
- Organization: Ffestiniog Railway
- Organization: Dart Valley Railway Association
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1951
- Organization: Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society
Has Affiliation
- Organization: B. Whitehouse and Sons
Associated Locale
- Great Britain
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(lcsh) Construction industry -- Safety regulations
Occupation
(naf) Air pilots, Military
(naf) Railfans
Construction industry executives
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Whitehouse, Patrick Bruce
Sources
- found: Allen, P. Narrow gauge railways of Europe, 1959
- found: Classic steam, 1980:t.p. (Patrick B. Whitehouse)
- found: Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1922)
- found: The exclusive club, 2012:t.p. (Pat Whitehouse) p. 43 (purchased GWR no. 4555 tank)
- found: Wikipedia WWW site, viewed March 26, 2013(Patrick Bruce Whitehouse; b. 1922; d. 1993; pioneered the preservation of disused railway branch lines and the restoration to working order of the finest of Britain's steam locomotives; Squadron Leader in the RAF during WWII; for much of his life he ran the family business, B. Whitehouse and Sons, being appointed OBE in the 1960s for his campaign for safety regulations on building sites; in 1951 he and other enthusiasts formed Britain's first railway preservation society at the Talyllyn narrow gauge slate railway in mid-Wales; he went on to help with the restoration of the Ffestiniog Railway in North Wales and the Dart Valley Railway in Devon; he purchased GWR 4500 class Small Prairie tank no. 4555 and then Castle class no. 7029 Clun Castle, storing them at what became Birmingham Railway Museum)
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Change Notes
- 1980-07-09: new
- 2023-08-29: revised
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