Describes the Gresley P2 Passenger 2-8-2 (Mikado) Locomotives The Gresley P2 Passenger 2-8-2 (Mikado) Locomotives The P2s were designed to handle the express passenger traffic on the …

The LNER's Express Pacific designs were probably the most famous of the LNER locomotives. And of these Pacifics, the A4 is probably the most famous of all. Its distinctive streamlined casing has come …

The LNER 'J' 0-6-0 Locomotives: J1 - J20 The 0-6-0 wheel arrangement was by far the most numerous used by the LNER. It was used mainly for locomotives intended for freight, branch, and shunting …

The LNER A1 and A3 Gresley Pacifics Gresley is most famous for his LNER Pacifics. Although they reached their peak with the streamlined A4 s, this famous line of ' racehorses ' began with the A1 …

The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia The LNER was one of the " Big Four " Railway Companies formed during the 1923 Grouping Act in Britain. As such it barely lasted 25 …

LNER 2-6-0 Mogul Locomotives The Mogul was a versatile type, superseding the 0-6-0 for freight or substituting for the 4-6-0 as a mixed traffic design. The GER introduced 2-6-0s for coal haulage as …

The LNER inherited over 1,000 examples (14% of the total) from all seven constituents – a total exceeded only by the 0-6-0 tender type. 0-6-0Ts were particularly popular with the Great Northern …

The Gresley V1 and V3 2-6-2T Prairie Tank Locomotives A series of 2-6-2T tank engines was first proposed in 1928 to work the Metropolitan City Widened Lines. The initial drawings featured …

Describes the Thompson A1/1 Pacific 'Great Northern' The Thompson A1/1 Pacific Thompson initially worked on producing a mixed-traffic Pacific, before working on a new express passenger design. …

The Ivatt & Gresley J6 (GNR Class J22) 0-6-0 Locomotives The Great Northern Railway (GNR) had begun superheating experiments in 1908, and by 1911 had developed enough experience to justify …