The first London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven for the North Eastern Railway (as NER class 4.6.2). [1] Two were built by the NER in 1922 before the grouping and another three by the LNER in 1924.

The 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 with development of the very successful Raven Atlantic C7.

The Raven Class A2s were all withdrawn in 1936/7, freeing the A2 designation for later reuse. Comparisons between the A1 and A2s showed the former to be superior, thus they were selected for more building.

The A2s were a development on the 6 ft 2 in driving wheel locomotives of Peppercorn's predecessor, Edward Thompson. Thompson's designs were rebuilds of pre-existing Gresley designs, in addition to being constrained by wartime pressures.

Jun 6, 2008 · The first London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven for the North Eastern Railway (as NER class 4.6.2). Two were built by the NER in 1922 before the grouping and another three by the LNER in 1924. Their LNER numbers were 2400–2404. All five locomotives were named by the LNER.

Mar 6, 2022 · The first London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven for the North Eastern Railway Two were built by the NER in 1922 before the grouping and another three by the LNER in 1924.

Initially the A2s were based at depots the length of the East Coast Main Line, ranging from New England (Peterborough) in the south to Edinburgh’s Haymarket. In 1949 five were put to work on the Edinburgh-Dundee-Aberdeen route and proved the ideal engines for its stiff gradients and sharp curvature.

This was the round-topped boiler fitted to Class C9 Raven Atlantics Nos. 727 and 2171 rebuilt with boosters, and was presumably designed at Darlington to Gresley specifications. The tube arrangement was similar to that of Diagram 100.

The first London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven for the North Eastern Railway (as NER class 4.6.2). Two were built by the NER in 1922 before the grouping and another three by the LNER in 1924.

All the names, numbers and photos of class A2 LNER "Pacifics" (4-6-2 wheel arrangement) as designed by Raven, Thompson and Peppercorn. The numbers are those carried by the locomotives in the BR period.