Charles Edward Lee

1901 – 1983

Charles Edward Lee (1901-1983) was a professional writer and historian. He was a significant contributor of papers at meetings of the Newcomen Society and for forty years was on the editorial staff of Transport (1910) Ltd. (Tothill Press) and from 1941 was Assistant to the Managing Director representing the firm on various Councils and Associations. Journals served included The Railway Engineer, Marine Engineer, The Railway Magazine and The Railway Gazette. He wrote several historical books. Michael Robbins contributed a biographical sketch in the Oxford Companion which noted that he was alway

• The Central Line
• The Northern Line
• Seventy Years of the Central
• Sixty Years of the Bakerloo
• The Bakerloo Line
• The Blue Riband
• The East London Line & The Thames Tunnel
• The Piccadilly Line
• 100 Years of the District
• 100 years of the District (line)
• Adrian Stephens : the inventor of the steam whistle
• Cannon street station, 1866-1966