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Oliver Bulleid T-shirt – ‘Big Four’ Collection

Oliver Bulleid was perhaps the most innovative and unconventional of the ‘Big Four’ engineers. As the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway, he broke away from traditionalist thinking to produce the revolutionary ‘Merchant Navy’ and ‘West Country’ classes, featuring air-smoothed casing and chain-driven valve gear.

This original pencil portrait captures Bulleid’s inventive spirit. His locomotives were as much a statement of modern style as they were of power, designed to bring the Southern Railway into the post-war era with a flourish.

For collectors of Southern Railway memorabilia, this shirt celebrates the man who wasn’t afraid to do things differently. The artwork is a faithful reproduction of Rich Jackson’s pencil study, highlighting the character of the man who gave the SR its most distinctive silhouette.