Gresley A4 pacifics Pre Nationalisation

I have added a lot of new photos of Gresley A4’s prior to nationalisation, with either LNER 4 digit numbers or Pre BR double digit numbers


LNER numbering


2509 Silver Link unknown locations

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-9b9BQXS

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-HWXCKLb

2510 Quicksilver Sandy 1st May 1937

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-83Np8jg

4463 Sparrow Hawk near St Neots c1938

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-QcTgW5S

4464 Bittern unknown location

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-ZhrMsH4

4465 Guillemot Kings Cross

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-XDgNqfV

4462 Golden Eagle Peterborough

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-x8qw2q7

4485 Kestrel with the 'Flying Scotsman' note loco unlined yet tender is lined out

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-4TSZKM4

4489 Dominion of Canada complete with bell with the 'Flying Scotsman' uknown location

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-Nj5b4hW

4492 Dominion of New Zealand Kings Cross 19th April 1938

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-BdfHMvQ





4496 Golden Shuttle unknown location

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-xKMtR7f

4498 Sir Nigel Gresley near Greenwood with the 9.00am Leeds to Kings Cross service 18th March 1938

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-r5tfjFw



LNER pre BR numbering



22 Mallard unknown location 12th July 1947 Gresley A4

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-SjbQVnG

22 Mallard unknown location with the 'Queen of Scots' Pullman

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-wqm7Dpr

26 Miles Beevor Kings Cross

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-4FJXbjV

29 Woodcock Kings Cross shed 28th April 1948

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-CCBfNLP



Neil

 

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-kqjF5gp = Doncaster Works ?


https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-3NvMnCs = Doncaster Works ?

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-ZhrMsH4 = Welwyn Tunnel ?

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-BJ2spH4 = Belle Isle

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-hVZdScr = Barkeston preparing to head south on record run

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-rp53WVq = As above

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-WCM3CW4 = York

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-x8qw2q7 = Peterborough NORTH

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-4TSZKM4 = Welwyn Tunnel

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-5Dg5bnC = Peterborough North

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-N4mkXBM = Peterborough North

 

https://railway-photography.smugmug.../Gresley-A4/A4-Pre-1968/Pre-War-A4s/i-XxqKFRF = Doncaster Works

 

Great to see pre-BR photos of in this case Gresley A4s Neil, Fred. Especially 4469 Gadwell/William Whitelaw [the first A4 to carry the W.W. name], the shortest lived of the class introduced 1937-8 withdrawn 1942 due to the war.

 

Thanks Fred

Neil