Patrick Stirling was a Scottish railway engineer, and Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern Railway of England. His father Robert Stirling was also an engineer. His brother James Stirling wa
Patrick Stirling
GNR Stirling 4-2-2 no. 1 at Doncaster Works open day on 27 July 2003
GNR Stirling 4-2-2
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The Great Northern Railway 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 larg
Patrick Stirling (railway engineer)
…Northern Railway that year, where he constructed several locomotive types. He was succeeded by Henry Ivatt. Stirling's most famous design was the 4-2-2 Stirling Single, dubbed the "eight-footer" after its 8 ft 1 in (2.46 m) driving wheel. The class set records during the Race to the North in 1895 with average train…
GNR 1008
No. 777, featuring thicker steel wheel tyres and a solid splasher
No. 1003
No. 544 with a domed boiler