Hendrik Kaptein

Elected Secretary of ASTT in 2023, Hendri Kaptein is a Professor of Law in Holland where he teaches and publishes on jurisprudence, criminal law, legal ethics, argumentation and logic.  He also serves as a board member and treasurer in non-profit organisations, and is active as a Red Cross volunteer. He is also a chief bell ringer of the Old Church in Amsterdam.

He has enjoyed a lifetime interest in mechanical engineering, and publishes on steam locomotive engineering, inspired by his experience as an amateur steam loco driver in Poland and Germany.

He is a regular attendee at ASTT’s conferences since he joined ASTT in 2017, at which he has presented a number of technical papers on subjects ranging from the 1938 edition of Chapelon’s “La Locomotives a Vapeur” (2019) , “the Mechanical Efficiency of Steam Locomtives” (2022) and on “Guiding Steam Locomotives along sometimes winding roads” (2024).

Hendrik is engaged in translating the 1938 edition of Chapelon’s “La Locomotives a Vapeur” into English.

Hendrik lives in Amsterdam, Holland.