Gresley A1&A3 Pacifics GNR&LNER photos

[neildimmer]

I have started adding new photos to the collection featuring Gresley LNER A1&A3 Pacifics

Starting of with the original GNR A1's
1471 un-named in GNR livery photo dated August-November 1922 as it was named 9th November 1922 Gresley A1
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-QBFsC9b
4470 Great Northern in LNER livery
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-r9cTsRT
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-jbZzH2m
4471 Sir Frederick Banbury
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-6xJCm4K

Neil

[neildimmer]

I have started adding new photos to the collection featuring Gresley LNER A1&A3 Pacifics

4472-4481 A1+(A1 rebuilt to) A3 built 1923
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-xGtDPzM
to
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-pD2b9Fk


Featuring numerous photos of 4472 Flying Scotsman
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-6dtpSQd

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-68MpnbC

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-vH7XgSC

Neil

[neildimmer]

I have started adding new photos to the collection featuring The Gresley LNER A1&A3 Pacifics

2 new photos added to this collection
4477 Gay Crusader
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-PZ8bQX9

4478 Hermit
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-vFpgJVZ

Neil

[neildimmer]

I have added some new photos of Gresley A1's and A1's rebuilt to A3
This collection features 2543-2554 built 1924

A1's
2543 Melton Gresley A1
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-dsQsk6w

2548 Galtee More Haymarket shed Gresley A1
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-zJkgrQn
&
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-4n64NRd

2549 Persimmon Gresley A1
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-JwGcgfM

2551 Prince Palatine Gresley A1
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-qDBR3pw


A1 Rebuilt to A3
2544 Lembeck Gresley A3 (rebuilt A1)
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-Cw3S85w
&
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-4Z9gKgz

Neil

[Danby Wiske]

A1 Rebuilt to A3
2544 Lembeck Gresley A3 (rebuilt A1)
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-Cw3S85w
&
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-4Z9gKgz

2544 should be 'Lemberg', not Lembeck (or Lemburg, as the second photo says...)

[neildimmer]

I have added some new photos to the 2563-2582 A1+(A1 rebuilt to) A3 built 1924

Gresley A1's as built
 
2576 The White Knight with air pump and modification to top of smoke box
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-cC9hxRj


2579 Dick Turpin with air pump
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-m7LhntM
and without air pump
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-rPv3mm9

2580 Shotover rebuilt as A3 with modified smokebox
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-mCB4mnM

3 photos of 2582 Sir Hugo as a A1
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-kQ49B9H

Neil

[jwealleans]

That photo of Night Hawk - ex-NER bowstring carriage (diner?) second vehicle back, folowed by a Tourist twin? Some sort of special or excursion, presumably.

Interesting steel brake carriage in the picture of Shotover as well.

[2512silverfox]

Jonathan

I cannot at the moment give you chapter and verse but I am pretty sure that this was one of the NER built compo diners which was cascaded down to tourist traffic and painted green and cream to match the tourist stock of which there appears to be a part rake in this train.

Nick

[neildimmer]

I have added a new collection of photos featuring the Gresley A1+A3 pacifics
This selection are all A1's built 1925
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-6N9XQvL

[neildimmer]

I have added some new photos to the Gresley A3 collection

first photo is of the first loco built as an A3
2743 Felstead
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-ZNbfJF8

posed works photo of Felstead
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-QJjLTnr

Full collection
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-qwcqtHf

[STAFFORDA4]

Talking of Felstead I have a vague idea that it was mentioned, as being "jinxed" when in Doncaster Works for repair, in the memoirs or recollections of a former Plant worker. It appears that it was usually this loco when an accident happened in the Crimpsall. Does anyone else remember hearing or seeing this story?

[neildimmer]

I have added some new photos to the Gresley A3 collection built 1929 2749-2752

there are a few photos of 2751 Humorist undertaking various smoke box alterations
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-CRN9rqK

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-dqGJ8xX

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-KhgscJR

2751 Humorist with Kylchap double blastpipe+small 'wing' smoke deflectors Kings Cross C1937 Gresley A3
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-FfkL44d

[neildimmer]

I have added a new collection of LNER A3 locomotives 2595-2599 Built 1930

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com ... /i-PWds8k2


Neil

[jwealleans]

2598 - magnificent ECJS matchboard 12 wheel brake composite right behind the loco.

[JASd17]

2598 - magnificent ECJS matchboard 12 wheel brake composite right behind the loco.

Jonathan,

A copy of the photo appears in Part 2A of the green bibles, figure 90. Described as an Up express near Darlington, taken in May 1934. That may just help with identifying what the Diagram 45 is doing?

I am thinking 'near Darlington' means south of there, but not as far as Croft Spa? The track is more or less north-south in alignment. Which would make the photo a mid to late afternoon shot.

It is not a front line East Coast set of carriages for May 1934. Could it be the 1.30pm, or thereabouts, from Edinburgh, with through carriages from Glasgow? If so was there a BCK from Glasgow to Scarborough during this period? The fact that No.180 is still in East Coast stock makes me wonder if this is correct.

John