LNER Encyclopedia: The Ivatt & Gresley J6 (GNR Class J22) 0-6-0 …
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 …
LNER Encyclopedia: The U1 Garratt ('The Wath Banker')
The U1 Garratt ('The Wath Banker') In 1910, the Great Central Railway initiated the design of a 4-cylinder Garratt. This was probably based on a pre-existing 0-8-0 design (LNER class Q4), but over …
LNER Encyclopedia: The Gresley P2 Passenger 2-8-2 (Mikado) …
Describes the Gresley P2 Passenger 2-8-2 (Mikado) LocomotivesThe Gresley P2 Passenger 2-8-2 (Mikado) Locomotives The P2s were designed to handle the express passenger traffic on the …
LNER Encyclopedia: The Gresley A4 Pacifics
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 …
LNER Encyclopedia: The 0-6-0 'J' Class Locomotives of the LNER
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 …
LNER - The London & North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia
The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) EncyclopediaThe LNER was one of the " Big Four " Railway Companies formed during the 1923 Grouping Act in Britain. As such it barely lasted 25 …
The LNER A1 and A3 Gresley Pacifics
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 …
LNER Encyclopedia: The LNER 2-6-0 'Mogul' Locomotives
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 …
LNER Encyclopedia: The 4-6-0 Locomotives of the LNER
LNER 4-6-0 Locomotives Originally introduced to Britain in 1894 for freight haulage, 4-6-0 locomotives ("Ten-Wheelers" in American railroad jargon) became the predominant type for express and mixed …
LNER Encyclopedia: The Peppercorn A1 Pacifics
Describes the Peppercorn A1 PacificsThe Peppercorn A1 Pacifics The fast A1 class was an important part of Thompson 's standardisation scheme, but most of his Pacific development efforts went …