Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3, that ran on the Great Northern (GNR) and latterly the London and North …

The London and North Eastern Railway Gresley Classes A1 and A3 were 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for passenger work. They were initially intended for …

In 1923, the LNER inherited four pacifics, to two classes each consisting of two locomotives, one class from either of two of its constituents, the Great Northern Railway (GNR) and the North …

It would be in these two crucial areas that the A0 Pacific, if built, would have seen major modifications. The rebuilding of some of the Raven Pacifics, with a Gresley Taper Boiler (and …

Now for Gordon's true origins - the fictional side of the A0 Pacific locomotive story. We believe he is in fact the A0 design, albeit rebuilt and modified to a mechanically identical, but outwardly …

Sep 3, 2021 · A proposed 4-6-2 Pacific design which is a modification of the GNR C1 Atlantic which was designed by Henry Ivatt. The A0 to put it simply is the C1 but with another set of …

They were designed for main line passenger services, initially on the Great Northern Railway (GNR), a constituent company of the London and North Eastern Railway after the …

Gordon is a GNR/LNER Gresley A0, the prototype of his class. The only other A0 is Thompson (the Flying Thistle). Both were used experimentally to find faults in the design.

The LNER adopted the GNR classification system by wheel arrangement, with the A-prefix indicating the most prestigious wheel arrangement. The GNR Class A1s remained Class A1 …

This is a review of the big blue express engine himself Gordon.0:00 intro 1:00 review 3:00 details4:00 test run 5:00 outro