LNER Class A4
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The LNER Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. Their streamlined design gave them high-speed capability
60009 Union of South Africa in 1951
A painting of an unidentified A4, showing its original appearance with streamlined skirts covering the wheels.
Plaque on Mallard in commemoration of breaking the previous world speed record of 124.5 mph
George Henry Haygreen (left) on his retirement day with Fireman Charlie Fisher
Nigel Gresley
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Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was a British railway engineer. He was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern R
LNER Class A4
…The LNER Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. Their streamlined design gave them high-speed capability as well as making them instantly recognisable…
LNER No. 4472 Flying Scotsman at Doncaster Works in 2003
Salisbury Hall, Gresley's home during the 1930s
Memorial plaque to Gresley's achievements displayed in the main hall of Edinburgh's Waverley railway station
LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa, a classic Gresley design, on the Severn Valley Railway in 2004