Ken Hoole (1916–1988) was an English historian known for his works on the railways of the north east of England.
Ken Hoole | |
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Born | 1916 |
Died | 1988 (aged 71–72) |
The Ken Hoole Study Centre at the Darlington Railway Centre and Museum, and the Ken Hoole Trust are named after him.
Biography
Ken Hoole was born in Doncaster in 1916. A railway interest was kindled by daily journeys by train to school in Kingston upon Hull from his home in Bridlington, Yorkshire.[1][2] He served in radio security during the Second World War. In civilian life his interest led to him becoming a full-time writer on railway history, eventually authoring over 40 books.[3]
He was a founder of the North Eastern Railway Association (NERA),[1] and of the Scarborough Railway Society.[4] Latterly, Hoole lived at Scarborough, North Yorkshire. He died on 27 December 1988.[5]
Works and legacy
Ken Hoole published over forty books as well as numerous magazine articles.[6]
The study centre, The Ken Hoole Study Centre, opened 1992, at the Darlington Railway Centre and Museum (now Head of Steam museum) in Darlington, inheriting its core collection from a bequeathal from Ken Hoole's archive, as well as including the library of the NERA.[6][7] The Ken Hoole trust, established in his memory, helps fund projects relating to railway history and heritage.[8]
Published works
In addition to his own works, he also wrote forewords for, corrected and updated reprints of several historic works including William Weaver Tomlinson's North Eastern Railway, G.G. MacTurk's A history of the Hull railways, and George David Parker's The Hull and Barnsley Railway. He also edited the first volume of the two volume The Hull and Barnsley Railway (1972).
- Ken Hoole (1965). A regional history of the railways of Great Britain. Vol 4, The North East (1 ed.). David and Charles., 2nd edition 1974, 3rd edition 1986
- — (1965). The North-Eastern Atlantics. Roundhouse Books.
- — (1965). North East England (1 ed.). David and Charles, Macdonald and Co., 3 editions, 2nd 1968, 3rd 1973
- — (1967). North Road locomotive works, Darlington, 1863–1966. Roundhouse Books.
- — (1969). Railway history in pictures : north-east England. David and Charles.
- — (1969). North Eastern Railway buses, lorries &autocars. Midd Valley Narrow Gauge Railways Ltd.
- — (1969). North Eastern Railway: diagrams of snow ploughs. Nidd Valley Narrow Gauge Railways Ltd for the North Eastern Railway Association. ISBN 095002953X.
- — (1969). North Eastern Railway locomotive stock as at 31.12.20. Nidd Valley Narrow Gauge Railways.
- — (1971). Railways in Cleveland. Dalesman. ISBN 0852061315.
- — (1972). North Eastern locomotive sheds. David and Charles. ISBN 0715353233.
- — (1973). The Stainmore railway. Dalesman. ISBN 0852062028.
- — (1973). Forgotten Railways: North East England. David and Charles. ISBN 0715358944.
- — (1974). North Eastern album. Allan. ISBN 071100563X.
- — (1975). Railways in the Yorkshire Dales. Dalesman. ISBN 0852062931.
- — (1975). The Stockton and Darlington Railway. David and Charles. ISBN 0715367706.
- — (1976). The railways of York. Dalesman. ISBN 0852063377.
- — (1976). Railways in Yorkshire. 2, East Riding. Dalesman. ISBN 0852063563.
- — (1977). Railways in Yorkshire. 3, North Riding. Dalesman. ISBN 0852064187.
- — (1977). The Story of North Road Station Railway Museum, Darlington. North Road Station Railway Museum.
- — (1977). Railways in Yorkshire : a pictorial history. Dalesman.
- — (1977). The East Coast main line since 1925. Ian Allan. ISBN 0711007802.
- — (1978). North Eastern branch lines since 1925. I. Allan. ISBN 0711008299.
- — (1978). North Eastern stations : a photographic recollection. Dalesman. ISBN 0852064640.
- — (1978). Railways in the North Eastern landscape. Branch Line. ISBN 0855270756.
- — (1979). Branch line trains in the North-East : a pictorial survey. Dalesman. ISBN 0852065108.
- — (1979). Branch line trains in the North-East : a pictorial survey. Dalesman. ISBN 0852065108.
- — (1979). The 4-4-0 classes of the North Eastern Railway. I Allan. ISBN 071100921X.
- — (1979). The North East Railway book. David and Charles. ISBN 0715376837.
- — (1981). The Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. Nelson. ISBN 0860670651.
- — (1982). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3. Redruth: Atlantic Books. ISBN 0-906899-05-2.
- — (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Truro: Atlantic Books. ISBN 0-906899-07-9.
- — (1982). Railways of Teesside a pictorial history. Dalesman. ISBN 085206683X.
- — (1983). Railways of Tyneside a pictorial history. Dalesman. ISBN 0852067550.
- — (1983). Railways of the North York Moors : a pictorial history. Dalesman. ISBN 0852067313.
- — (1983). Rail centres, York. Ian Allan. ISBN 0711013209.
- — (1984). North-Eastern branch lines (past and present). Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0860931897.
- — (1985). North-eastern branch line termini. Oxford Publishing. ISBN 0860932192.
- — (1985). Railways in the Yorkshire Dales : a pictorial history. Dalesman. ISBN 0852068263.
- — (1985). Railways of East Durham : a pictorial history. Dalesman.
- — (1985). Railway stations of the North East. David and Charles. ISBN 0715385275.
- — (1985). Railway stations of the North East. David and Charles. ISBN 0715385275.
- — (1986). Rail centres : Newcastle. Ian Allan. ISBN 1901945189.
- — (1987). The North Eastern electrics : the history of the Tyneside electric passenger services (1904–1967). Oakwood Press. ISBN 0853613583.
- — (1988). The electric locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. Oakwood Press. ISBN 0853613672.
- — (1988). An illustrated history of North Eastern Railway locomotives. Haynes. ISBN 0860933237.
- — (1993). The Illustrated History of East Coast Joint Stock. ISBN 0860934306.
- As co-author
- Cook, R.A.; Hoole, Ken (1975). North Eastern Railway historical maps. Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 0901461105.
- Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Platt, E. N. T.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W. B. (March 1975), Fry, E. V. (ed.), Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 2B: Tender Engines—Classes B1 to B19, Lincoln: RCTS, ISBN 0-901115-73-8
- Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Platt, E. N. T.; Russell, O.; Yeadon, W. B. (November 1979), Fry, E. V. (ed.), Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 3A: Tender Engines—Classes C1 to C11, Kenilworth: RCTS, ISBN 0-901115-45-2
- Fry, E.V.; Hoole, Ken; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W.B. (August 1981). Fry, E.V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 3C: Tender Engines – Classes D13 to D24. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-52-5.
- Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Neve, E.; Yeadon, W. B. (September 1984), Fry, E. V. (ed.), Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 6C: Tender Engines—Classes Q1 to Y10, Kenilworth: RCTS, ISBN 0-901115-55-X
- Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Platt, E. N. T.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W. B. (March 1977), Fry, E. V. (ed.), Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 9A: Tank Engines—Classes L1 to N19, Kenilworth: RCTS, ISBN 0-901115-40-1
- Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Platt, E. N. T.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W. B. (June 1977), Fry, E. V. (ed.), Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 9B: Tank Engines—Classes Q1 to Z5, Kenilworth: RCTS, ISBN 0-901115-41-X
- Boddy, M.G.; Fry, E.V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Yeadon, W.B. (November 1988). Fry, E.V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 10A: Departmental Stock, Locomotive Sheds, Boiler and Tender Numbering. Lincoln: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-65-7.
- Boddy, M.G.; Fry, E.V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Mallaband, Peter; Neve, E.; Price, J.H.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W.B. (April 1990), Fry, E.V. (ed.), Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 10B: Railcars and Electric Stock, Lincoln: RCTS, ISBN 0-901115-66-5
See also
- Willie Yeadon, railway historian known for accounts of LNER locomotives