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 - 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 …
LNER Encyclopedia: The Experimental Kitson-Still Steam/Diesel Hybrid ...
The Experimental Kitson-Still Steam/Diesel Hybrid Locomotive Although not technically an LNER engine, this Kitson-Still hybrid ran most of its trials on LNER lines, and regularly ran a daily freight …
The LNER 'J' 0-6-0 Locomotives: J50 - J70 and Diesels
The LNER inherited over 1,000 examples (14% of the total) from all seven constituents – a total exceeded only by the 0-6-0 tender type. 0-6-0Ts were particularly popular with the Great Northern …
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 4-6-2 Pacific Locomotives
Describes the LNER 4-6-2 Pacific LocomotivesLNER 4-6-2 Pacific Locomotives The LNER's Express Pacific designs were probably the most famous of the LNER locomotives. Even today, two of these …
LNER Encyclopedia: The LNER J45 / DES1 Diesel Shunting Engines
The four LNER DES1 engines spent most of their lives in Whitemoor Yard near March (Cambridgeshire), and all four were withdrawn by 1967. The LNER engines had a 3in longer …
LNER Encyclopedia: The Raven A2 Pacifics
Describes the Raven A2 PacificsThe Raven A2 Pacifics The North Eastern Railway's (NER) development of express passenger locomotives was held up by World War 1, but resumed in 1921 …
LNER Encyclopedia: The J70 0-6-0 (GER Class C53) Tram Engines
The J70 0-6-0 (GER Class C53) Tram Engines T.W. Worsdell designed the four-wheeled Y6 steam trams for for running on or alongside public roads on the Wisbech & Upwell Tramway. The bulk of …
The Gresley V1 and V3 2-6-2T Prairie Tank Locomotives
The Gresley V1 and V3 2-6-2T Prairie Tank Locomotives A series of 2-6-2T tank engines was first proposed in 1928 to work the Metropolitan City Widened Lines. The initial drawings featured …