# Roland Bond

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British locomotive engineer (1903–1980)

Roland C. Bond Born (1903-05-05)5 May 1903 Died 20 December 1980(1980-12-20) (aged 77) Education Tonbridge School Engineering career Discipline Locomotive engineer

**Roland Curling Bond** (5 May 1903 – 20 December 1980) was a British [locomotive engineer](/source/Railway_engineering).

## Biography

Bond was born in [Ipswich](/source/Ipswich) in 1903, and became interested in railways when staying in [Yarmouth](/source/Great_Yarmouth) during the [Great War](/source/Great_War). He was educated at [Tonbridge School](/source/Tonbridge_School).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Bond joined the Midland Railway in 1920, from 1923 part of the [London, Midland and Scottish Railway](/source/London%2C_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway) (LMS) until 1925. He was an apprentice under [Henry Fowler](/source/Henry_Fowler_(engineer)). He then became assistant works manager at the [Vulcan Foundry](/source/Vulcan_Foundry).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 1931 Bond returned to the LMS, becoming an "assistant works superintendent" at [Horwich](/source/Horwich_Works). In 1933, moved to assistant works superintendent at [Crewe](/source/Crewe_Works). On the outbreak of the [World War II](/source/World_War_II) in 1939, Bond was sent to Scotland as acting mechanical and electrical engineer, acting for [R.A. Riddles](/source/R.A._Riddles). In 1941, he moved back to Crewe to become "works superintendent" and helped drive efficient locomotive and munitions work there.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 1948, on the formation of the [Railway Executive](/source/Railway_Executive), Bond was appointed chief officer (Locomotive Construction and Maintenance), reporting to Riddles, who was now "Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering".[1] On the abolition of the Railway Executive in 1953, Bond became chief mechanical engineer, [BR](/source/British_Railways) Central Staff and later in 1965 general manager, BR Workshops. He was succeeded as Chief Mechanical Engineer in October 1958 by John Frederick (Freddie) Harrison. Bond retired in 1970 and died in 1980, aged 77.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Gilbert, P.T.; Chancellor, P.J. (1994). Taylor, R.K. (ed.). *Volume One: Background to Standardisation and the Pacific Classes*. A Detailed History of British Railways Standard Steam Locomotives. Lincoln: [RCTS](/source/Railway_Correspondence_and_Travel_Society). p. 15. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-901115-81-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-901115-81-9).

## Further reading

- *A Lifetime with Locomotives* (Goose & Son, 1975).

"Transition from steam" H.C.B. Rogers (Ian Allan, 1980)

## External links

- [Roland Curling Bond](https://steamindex.com/people/bond.htm) at steamindex.com

Professional and academic associations Preceded by John Hereward Pitchford President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1963 Succeeded by Vice-Admiral Sir Frank Mason, RN

Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF FAST WorldCat National United States

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