The London and North Eastern Railway Gresley Classes A1 and A3 were 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for passenger service. They were initially intended for use on the Great
Class A1 4474 Victor Wild at Kings Cross Station Yard
4472 Flying Scotsman in 1928-1936 condition with shorter chimney and corridor tender
LNER Gresley A3 2500 Windsor Lad, from the final batch of nine delivered in 1934–35. These were the only A3s to be equipped with the "banjo dome" during assembly.
No. 2750, Papyrus
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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 Gresley Classes A1 and A3
…The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Gresley Classes A1 and A3 were 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for passenger service. They were initially intended for use on the Great Northern Railway (GNR), but became a standard design on the LNER after the…
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