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Gresley GNR&LNER A1&A3 pacifics

Discussion in 'Photography' started by neildimmer, Oct 24, 2016.

  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    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/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/1470447014714471-Gresley-A1/i-QBFsC9b

    4470 Great Northern in LNER livery

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/1470447014714471-Gresley-A1/i-r9cTsRT

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/1470447014714471-Gresley-A1/i-jbZzH2m

    4471 Sir Frederick Banbury
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/1470447014714471-Gresley-A1/i-6xJCm4K
    Neil
     
    neildimmer, Oct 24, 2016
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  2. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    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/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/4472-4481-A1A1-rebuilt-A3/i-xGtDPzM

    to

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/4472-4481-A1A1-rebuilt-A3/i-pD2b9Fk



    Featuring numerous photos of 4472 Flying Scotsman

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/4472-4481-A1A1-rebuilt-A3/i-6dtpSQd


    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/4472-4481-A1A1-rebuilt-A3/i-68MpnbC

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/4472-4481-A1A1-rebuilt-A3/i-vH7XgSC
    Neil
     
    neildimmer, Oct 25, 2016
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    Thanks Fred, I think they are now all captioned right

    Neil
     
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  6. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    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/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2543-2554-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-dsQsk6w

    2548 Galtee More Haymarket shed Gresley A1
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2543-2554-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-zJkgrQn
    &
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2543-2554-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-4n64NRd

    2549 Persimmon Gresley A1
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2543-2554-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-JwGcgfM

    2551 Prince Palatine Gresley A1
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2543-2554-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-qDBR3pw

    A1 Rebuilt to A3
    2544 Lembeck Gresley A3 (rebuilt A1)
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2543-2554-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-Cw3S85w
    &
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2543-2554-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-4Z9gKgz
    Neil
     
    neildimmer, Nov 3, 2016
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    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/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2563-2582-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-cC9hxRj

    2579 Dick Turpin with air pump
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2563-2582-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-m7LhntM

    and without air pump

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2563-2582-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-rPv3mm9


    2580 Shotover rebuilt as A3 with modified smokebox

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2563-2582-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-mCB4mnM

    3 photos of 2582 Sir Hugo as a A1
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2563-2582-A1A1-rebuilt-to-A3/i-kQ49B9H
    Neil
     
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    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/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2743-2748-A3-as-built-1928/i-ZNbfJF8
    posed works photo of Felstead
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2743-2748-A3-as-built-1928/i-QJjLTnr

    Full collection
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2743-2748-A3-as-built-1928/i-qwcqtHf

    Neil
     
    neildimmer, Nov 11, 2016
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    Nice quality scans. These really highlight how different the original A1s were, as built to the GNR loading gauge.
     
    Tim Light, Nov 11, 2016
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    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/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2749-2752-A3-as-built-1929/i-CRN9rqK

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2749-2752-A3-as-built-1929/i-dqGJ8xX
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2749-2752-A3-as-built-1929/i-KhgscJR
    2751 Humorist with Kylchap double blastpipe+small 'wing' smoke deflectors Kings Cross C1937 Gresley A3
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/2749-2752-A3-as-built-1929/i-FfkL44d
     
    neildimmer, Nov 12, 2016
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    I have added a small collection featuring Gresley A3's in Intermediate Double figure LNER numbering



    Again Humorist doing something different

    97 Humorist with Kylchap double blastpipe+Peppercorn smoke deflectors


    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LNERSteam/Gresley-Locomotives/Gresley-A1A3/4470-4471-60102-Built-GMR-1922/Double-figure-LNER-numbering/i-BzvXFzf

    [​IMG]
    Intermediate Double figure LNER numbering - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years

    Neil
     
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