Method of starting a compression ignition engine

A compression ignition engine controller configured to perform a start-up routine for a compression ignition engine, the controller configured to:

• commence a warm-up routine by issuing a command to cause a glow plug of the compression ignition engine to preheat the compression ignition engine;
• during the warm-up routine, issue a command to actuate a fuel rack actuator of a fuel rack which controls the quantity of fuel to be injected into the compression ignition engine such that the fuel rack is in a start-up fuel injection position by the end of the warm up routine;
• and
• following the end of the warm up routine, issue a command to crank the compression ignition engine until the compression ignition engine starts,
• wherein the controller issues a command to maintain the start-up fuel injection position of the fuel rack until the compression ignition engine has started.