▁firm , ▁Bay don . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁he ▁married ▁Barbara ▁Will ans , ▁an ▁actress . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁he ▁became ▁Chief ▁Mechan ical ▁Engine er ▁( C ME ) ▁of ▁the ▁Tal yl lyn ▁Railway ▁in ▁Wales ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁pres ervation . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁season , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Dev izes , ▁W ilt shire ▁where ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁partners hip ▁with ▁A . E . ▁New ber y ▁to ▁create ▁Cur wen ▁and ▁New ber y . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁partners hip ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁established ▁his ▁own ▁work shop ▁at ▁All ▁C ann ings , ▁W ilt shire . ▁ ▁He ▁published ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁entitled ▁Rule ▁of ▁Th umb ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁The ▁M ini ature ▁Lo comot ives ▁of ▁David ▁Cur wen ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁Dave ▁Hold ro yd . ▁ ▁Lo comot ives ▁Lo comot ives ▁built ▁by ▁David ▁Cur wen ▁include ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁William ▁Bell , ▁a ▁ ▁gauge ▁ 4 - 6 - 2 ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 / 4 7 ▁for ▁the ▁Hil se a ▁M ini ature ▁Railway ▁on ▁Port se a ▁Island ▁ ▁Robin ▁H ood , ▁a ▁ ▁gauge ▁ 4 - 6 - 2 ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 /