Born at Invercargill, New Zealand to William and Marian (Pugh) Bulleid.

William emigrated there from North Tawton, Devon in 1875. Returning on a business trip in 1878 he met Marian and married her on 31st July 1878. Both returning to New Zealand.

Marian returns to Wales with family after death of William.

Oliver goes to a local school.

Sent to Spa College, Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire

Switches to Accrington Technical College.

Joined Great Northern Railway at Doncaster as a four-year Premium Apprentice under HA Ivatt.

Graduate member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

First job as Personal Assistant to Webster, Locomotive Running Superintendent.

Personal Assistant to Wintour, Doncaster Works Manager.

Test Engineer with French Westinghouse at Freinville near Paris.

Promoted to Assistant Works Manager and Chief Draughtsman.

Married Marjorie Ivatt. Youngest daughter of H.A. Ivatt.

Joined the Board of Trade as Mechanical and Electrical Engineer for exhibitions in Brussels (1910) and Turin (1911) after being recommended by Wintour’s brother.

Rejoined Great Northern Railway as Personal Assistant to Nigel Gresley (6 years his senior).

Owned 3rd Cadillac in Britain.

Volunteered for War Service.

Commissioned as Lieutenant and appointed as Railway Transport Officer, St Omer.

Promoted to Captain.

Promoted to Major, Deputy Assistant Director of Railway Traffic.

Works Manager, Royal Engineers, Richborough, Kent. First introduction to welding.

Return to Great Northern Railway, Doncaster as Manager, Carriage and Wagon Works.

Assistant Carriage and Wagon Superintendent. Articulated carriages.

At the Grouping the Great Northern becomes part of London and North Eastern Railway.

Bulleid moves to London as assistant to Nigel Gresley.

Attends International Railway Congress as a translator.

2-8-8-2 Garratt and P1 2-8-2 freight locomotives with boosters.

Locomotive exchange with GWR leads to long travel valves being adopted on LNER.

Developed welded carriage frames.

Observer in Southern Railway 'River' tank trials. First contact with G Ellson, Civil Engineer, SR.

Travelled on E850 'Lord Nelson' on a Victoria to Dover boat train and back.

Papers on 'Booster' and 'Poppet Valves'.

Interest in welded boilers (Babcock and Wilcox)

P2 'Cock o’ the North', Kylchap double blast pipe and chimney, Lentz rotary cam poppet valves and wedge shaped front. Travels with locomotive when it goes to France for tests.

A1 'Flying Scotsman' makes speed run to Leeds to test timing of new Silver Jubilee service with Bulleid on the footplate. A4 Silver Link streamlined train.

Initial Southern Railway, Chief Mechanical Engineer ‘interview’ by Hubert Walker, General Manager. Confirmed 27th May 1937 and in Railway Gazette 4th June 1937.

Bulleid joins SR, aged 54. CME 1st October 1937.

Decides on SR locomotives modification requirements - Lemaitre blastpipes for Lord Nelsons and Schools and new cylinders for Lord Nelsons.

New design for boat trains; 4-8-2, 2-8-2 but Civil Engineer objects.

20 new express engines agreed of 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.

Buffet sets for mid sussex traffic.

Steam sets ordered (frames completed)

21C1 'Channel Packet' the first Merchant Navy Pacific completed at Eastleigh, 30 follow.

CC1 1,470hp electric locomotive completed, electric equipment designed by A. Raworth. CC2 appears in 1945 and 20003 in 1948. Scrapped 1968.

Q1 class No C1 war-time austerity design freight engine appears. 40 built.

21C101 'Exeter' first of the West Country/Battle of Britain Light Pacific class completed at Brighton. 110 eventually produced.

Presidential address to Institute of Mechanical Engineers - concept of tank engine design to replace ageing stock.

1101 500hp Diesel-mechanical shunter completed at Ashford Works.

36001 0-6-6-0 Leader design appears from Brighton Works. Trials take place from Brighton and later Eastleigh. 36001 scrapped March 1951

Controversial Tavern Cars appear.

Double-decker EMU's introduced for Dartford line. Withdrawn October 1971.

Bulleid awarded CBE in the New Years Honours list.

Appointed consulting engineer to Coras Iompair Eireann (Irish Railways) - after involvement in Milne report on Eire transport.

10201 1-Co-Co-1 1,760hp Diesel-electric locomotive appears from Ashford Works, followed by 10202 in August 1951.

10203 2,000hp Diesel-electric locomotive appears from Brighton Works in March 1954.

Appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer CIE

2-6-0 No 356, a 1907 Coey locomotive used for experiments into the practicality of using turf as a fuel.

CC1 Turf Burner appears from Inchicore Works. Scrapped in 1965

Other CIE projects included diesel electric locomotives, coaches and railcars.

Retires and moves to Belstone, Devon and then Exmouth.

Fire damages Exmouth accommodation.

Awarded DSc(Hon) by Bath University

Drivers’ testimonial at Exeter.

Moves to Malta

Died in Malta, aged 87