The LNER Encyclopedia

Evening All

I have added the 1st collection of the revamped LNER steam galleries featuring in date order of the Loco designers
The 1st collection features the GNR locos of Patrick Stirling, majority of the photos are of preserved No.1
other Stirling locos are
G1 Class
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-W69r29v
J6 class
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-4Bg5dtC

included are 2 photos of No.1 in steam on the GCR
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-qJMGwkh
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-vbdvwQR

remainder of photos of No.1 are at S&D 150
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-rnGKqFk

NRM York
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-VMSMz3k
& Shildon
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-crD78Mn

Neil

Evening All

I have just added some photos given to me by Mike Hutton taken at NRM Shildon

Stirling No.1 with new high tender
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-2gLLGBr

No.1 & 251 side by side
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-vp9mK2v

Neil

Saw the Stirling Single today - the high tender seems, to me, to completely change the appearance of the locomotive - and for the better

Rlangham wrote:Saw the Stirling Single today - the high tender seems, to me, to completely change the appearance of the locomotive - and for the better

Yes i always thought they looked better with the high sided GNR tender and with the added steam collecting dome on top of the boiler barrel i didn't think they looked to bad from the photographs i've seen of them.