200 years of British precision engineering

摘要

Robin Gray, of the Deltic Preservation Society, enthralled delegates with a fascinating and well-researched lecture on D. Napier & Sons, an engineering company that helped shape British engineering and played a vital role in both World Wars.rnThe company was founded in the early 1800s by David Napier, the son of a Scottish Blacksmith in London.rnRobin Gray explained in detail the history, design and development of the company's Deltic engine, describing its modification from a marine unit to its use on English Electric Class 55 locomotives.