The London and North Eastern Railway Class P1 Mineral 2-8-2 Mikado was a class of two steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley. They were two of the most powerful freight …

The Gresley P1 Mineral 2-8-2 (Mikado) Locomotives. Even before Grouping (1923), Gresley was considering the design of a mineral locomotive more powerful than his O2 2-8-0. Initially, he …

The NER Class P1 (LNER Class J25) was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. [1] [2] Class P1 was a development of Class P, having a boiler four inches …

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) produced several classes of locomotive, mostly to the designs of Nigel Gresley, characterised by a three-cylinder layout with a parallel boiler and …

The two P1 locomotives were built to haul heavy mineral trains into London, but operational limitations meant they were difficult to run efficiently. The P2 s included " Cock o'the North ", …

HISTORY OF THE LNER P1. Even before Grouping (1923), Gresley was considering the design of a mineral locomotive more powerful than his O2 2-8-0. Initially, he considered a 2-10-2 …

Jul 18, 2018 · This Wednesday’s Lost Class series will be looking at the London and North Eastern Railway’s P1 class designed by Sir Nigel Gresley. LNER Gresley P1 Class. From the …

Dec 14, 2023 · N.E.R./L.N.E.R/B.R. Class P1 (LNER J25) Designed by Wilson Worsdell the P1 class was introduced in May 1898. In all 120 of the class were built in the four years up to …

The LNER originally planned a locomotive with a 2-10-0 wheel arrangement as a more powerful successor to the GNR Class O2. Ultimately, the two class P1 locomotives were built in 1925 …

Feb 25, 2021 · P1:1925 The P1 type was developed from the Al Pacific design for the haulage of heavy freight trains on the Great Northern main-line. The boilers and cylinders were …