Bulleid Southern Railway Leader Class Steam Locomotive

Please watch: "The abandoned Eurostar" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq14YnFOewQ --~-- During 1946 Oliver Bulleid commenced development of the Southern Railway Leader class of locomotive, an experimental design featuring an articulated engine of a 0-6-0 + 0-6-0 wheel configuration. It was an attempt to significantly improve steam engine design and reduce maintenance in order to extend the useful life of steam based locomotives. Bulleid’s efforts were intended to eliminate many of the operational drawbacks of the then current steam locomotives. Development continued after the nationalisation of the railways in 1948, under the auspices of British Railways (BR), with the view that it could effectively compete with diesel and electric traction.