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 …

The LNER's Express Pacific designs were probably the most famous of the LNER locomotives. And of these Pacifics, the A4 is probably the most famous of all. Its distinctive streamlined casing has come …

The Ivatt & Gresley J6 (GNR Class J22) 0-6-0 Locomotives The Great Northern Railway (GNR) had begun superheating experiments in 1908, and by 1911 had developed enough experience to justify …

LNER 4-6-0 Locomotives Originally introduced to Britain in 1894 for freight haulage, 4-6-0 locomotives ("Ten-Wheelers" in American railroad jargon) became the predominant type for express and mixed …

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 2-6-0 Mogul Locomotives The Mogul was a versatile type, superseding the 0-6-0 for freight or substituting for the 4-6-0 as a mixed traffic design. The GER introduced 2-6-0s for coal haulage as …

The U1 Garratt ('The Wath Banker') In 1910, the Great Central Railway initiated the design of a 4-cylinder Garratt. This was probably based on a pre-existing 0-8-0 design (LNER class Q4), but over …

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 …

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 4-4-2 Atlantic Locomotives Britain's first Atlantic appeared on the Great Northern Railway (GNR) in 1898 as an enlargement of the ubiquitous 4-4-0 for express work, building 116 examples of …