The Great Northern Railway (GNR) No. 1 class Stirling Single is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work. Designed by Patrick Stirling, they are characterised by a single pair of large driving wheels which led to the nickname "eight-footer". Originally the locomotive was designed to haul up to 26 passenger carriages at an average speed of 47 miles per hour (76 km/h). They could reach speeds of up to 85 mph.
GNR 1008
No. 544 with a domed boiler
Preserved No. 1
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company incorporated in 1846 with the object of building a line from London to York. It quickly saw that seizing control of territory was key to development, and it acquired, or took leases of, many local railways, whether actually built or not. In so doing, it overextended itself financially.
Great Northern Railway express locomotive (type GNR Stirling 4-2-2).
The Bennerley Viaduct on the Awsworth Junction to Derby Branch in 2006
King's Cross station, 2014
The former GNR works at Boston, Lincolnshire