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 various designs. Although a year later the North Eastern Railway (NER) pioneered the alternative 4-6-0 type for express work, it introduced its own versions of the Atlantic from 1903, supplying 72 to the LNER. When the North British Railway (NBR) also constructed 22 of the type, the entire East Coast route from Kings Cross to Aberdeen was dominated by Atlantics for the top expresses. By then the Great Central Railway (GCR) had also built 31 4-4-2s (as well as 4-6-0s).

By Grouping (1923), the Atlantic design had been superceded by Pacifics, and the LNER built no Atlantics of its own. 52 survived to Nationalisation (1948).

4-4-2 Tender Locomotives

4-4-2 Tank Locomotives

The 4-4-2T arrangement was built by the GCR, NBR, and GNR for suburban passenger services. The LNER did not build any further 4-4-2T tank engines, but it did take over three 4-4-2T locomotives from the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN) in 1937. The Atlantic tanks survived rather better than their tender counterparts, with all but 14 being inherited by BR.