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Gresley assorted GNR/LNER locomotives

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  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    I have added a large collection of photos of Gresley’s J38 0-6-0 Locomotives
    The J38 0-6-0 locomotives were the first LNER group standard type, but only one batch of thirty five were built due to the advent of the more versatile J39 0-6-0 modification.
    Including this colour photo of
    65914 Craigentinny c1959
    https://tinyurl.com/drkbhnha
    full collection starts here with LNER era
    1400 Eastfield shed
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    B.R. era photos start here with
    65900 Inverkeithing
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    65907 Eastfield shed
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    65916 Glasgow Eastfield shed 19th April 1958
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    65934 unknown location
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    I have added a large collection of photos of Gresley’s O2 2-8-0 Class
    The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class O2 was a class of three-cylinder 2-8-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for freight work and built by the GNR from 1921. Further examples were built by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) from 1924.
    The LNER created four subclasses:
    O2/1, Introduced 1921. Development of experimental Gresley GNR 3-cylinder locomotive (LNER 3921). Subsequently rebuilt with side-window cab and reduced boiler mountings.
    O2/2, Introduced 1924. Development of O2/1 with detail differences.
    O2/3, Introduced 1932. Development of O2/2 with side-window cab and reduced boiler mountings.
    O2/4, Introduced 1943. Rebuilt with 100A (B1 type) boiler and smokebox extended backwards
    All 67 locomotives passed to British Railways (BR) in 1948 and were given BR Numbers 63921-63987, but 63921 (which was the prototype 461, LNER 3921) was quickly scrapped. They served all across the former LNER from Stratford through East Anglia into the East Midlands, primarily hauling coal and iron ore trains. By winter 1955/56, they had all gravitated to Doncaster (36A - 35 locomotives), Grantham (35B - 14 locomotives) and Retford (36E - 17 locomotives). By winter 1962, they were down to 52 locomotives still in much the same locations, the following having been scrapped: 63929/34/44/47/50-55/57-59/70.By the end of 1963 they were all gone

    Over 105 new photos including this one of
    63987 leaving Woodhead old tunnel on a goods service from Mottram yard 3rd March 1954, the new Woodhead tunnel still not yet opened on the right Gresley O2-3
    https://tinyurl.com/2mksrtpt

    Full collections start here with just one photo in GNR livery
    GNR era
    475
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    LNER era photos start here with
    484
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    to 3984
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    B.R. era starts here with this ex works colour photo by Tony Gillett of
    63498
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    63986
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    Collection of photos featuring the Gresley D49 Class locomotives
    This collection features the D49 Hunt locomotives
    Including this new photo of double headed Hunts
    62768 The Morpeth and sister UID loco Wormald Green
    https://tinyurl.com/5n8n3y5y
    Full collection of 135 photos start here with
    LNER era
    201 The Bramham
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    B.R. era starts here
    62726 The Meynall at a busy Scarborough station 11th May 1955
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    62775 The Tynedale at York
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    2 / 135 = York shed

    23 / 135 = Carlisle

    42 / 1356 = Starbeck [duplicate of 40/135]

    59 / 135 = entering Craigentinny Carriage Sidings

    90 / 135 =Maltby [duplicate of 89/135]
     
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    I have added a new collection of photos featuring Gresley LNER Class J39 0-6-0 class
    The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class J39 was a class of medium powered 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed-traffic work throughout the former LNER system between London and the north of Scotland
    The class was introduced by Nigel Gresley in July 1926, based on his previous Class J38 (introduced in January 1926) but with larger driving wheels. The larger wheels enabled them to be used on both passenger and freight trains, although at the expense of a lower tractive effort. As a result they were given the BR power classification 4P/5F, rather than the 6F of the earlier class. A total of 289 examples were built over the next fifteen years, mostly built by the LNER's Darlington Works although 28 were built by Beyer, Peacock and Co. in 1935.
    The larger wheels necessitated the provision of low splashers over the front two wheels, which is the main means of differentiating between the two classes. The locomotives were all fitted with superheaters and Ross 'Pop' safety valves
    All passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 64700-64988. They began to be withdrawn from service in 1959 and all examples had been scrapped by the end of 1962. No. 64747 served out the remainder of its days as a stationary boiler at the Woodford shed until October of 1964.

    Including this colour photo of
    64813 at Eyemouth station 1956
    https://tinyurl.com/34h2x2pj
    over 150 new photos start here with
    LNER era 1924 numbering start here with
    1269
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    LNER era 1946 numbering start here with
    4700
    https://tinyurl.com/59hmmxzb

    B.R. era photos start here with
    64666
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    64986
    https://tinyurl.com/d86z7pz5

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    12 / 154 = Gorton [duplicates 11/154]

    16/154 = Ipswich [duplicate of 17/154]

    87 / 154 = 64828 NOT 64827

    114 / 154 = Class J39 NOT J38

    138 / 154 = Starbeck [duplicate of 137/154]
     
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    25/93 = Stratford [enlargement of 24 / 93]

    62 / 93 Wrong attribution - should be 62541
     
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    I have added a new collection of photos featuring Gresley N2 0-6-2T for both the GNR & LNER

    The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class N2 is an 0-6-2T side tank steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley and introduced in 1920. Further batches were built by the London and North Eastern Railway from 1925. They had superheaters and piston valves driven by Stephenson valve gear.
    Some locomotives were fitted with condensing apparatus for working on the Metropolitan Railway Widened Lines between King's Cross and Moorgate.
    The N2s were designed for suburban passenger operations, and worked most of the duties out of King's Cross and Moorgate, often hauling one or two quad-art sets of articulated suburban coaches. These ran to places such as New Barnet and Gordon Hill on the Hertford loop. They also hauled some empty coaching stock trains between King's Cross and Ferme Park carriage sidings.
    They were also a common sight in and around Glasgow and Edinburgh operating suburban services, mainly on what is today known as the North Clyde Line.
    Sub-classes
    Class N2/1 built 1920–21, GNR locos with condensing apparatus
    Class N2/2 built 1925, LNER locos without condensing apparatus; vacuum brake, for Scotland
    Class N2/3 built 1925 & 1928–29, LNER locos without condensing apparatus; air brake
    Class N2/4 built 1928–29, LNER locos with condensing apparatus
    British Railways numbers were: 69490-69596.
    The first withdrawal was in 1955, and another the following year, but official withdrawals didn't start until 1957. Many of their later duties included standing-in for diesel failures and station pilots. The last thirteen N2s were withdrawn in 1962.
    including this colour photo of
    69575 Moorgate station c1959
    https://tinyurl.com/5n6ba76n

    Full collection of 85 photos starts here with
    LNER era
    897
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    9546 (with A4 Mallard behind) Kings Cross shed 12th July 1947
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    B.R. era starts here with
    69492 on the 3.54pm Kings Cross to Hatfield service at Greenwood 4th April 1953 fitted with condensing apparatus
    https://tinyurl.com/28kp5yr6
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    69593 Kings Cross 6th April 1956
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    4 / 85 = Edinburgh Waverley

    30/85 = Kings Cross

    32/85 = Kings Cross shed

    69 / 85 = Kings Cross suburban train ex Moorgate to Hertford North

    75 / 85 = Kings Cross
     
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    The London and North Eastern Railway Class P2 was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for working heavy express trains over the harsh Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line. As they were to serve on Scottish expresses, they were given famous names from Scottish lore.
    Six locomotives of the class were built; introduced between 1934 and 1936. In 1936, the Class P2 were given streamlined fronts, similar to that of the Class A4. Between 1943 and 1944 the class were rebuilt under Gresley's successor Edward Thompson into the LNER Thompson Class A2/2 4-6-2 type.
    2001 Cock O' The North Kings Cross as originally built
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    2001 Cock O' The North with A4 type front end
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    Full collection of 14 photos starts here
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    I have added a new collection of photos featuring Gresley’s V1 & V3 class 2-6-2T

    The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class V1 and Class V3 were two classes of related 2-6-2T steam locomotive designed by Sir Nigel Gresley. A total of 82 V1s were built with 71 being rebuilt into the higher pressure V3s with an additional ten being built as V3s from the final batch of V1s. The V3 was a development of the V1 with increased boiler pressure and a resultant increase in tractive effort.
    The development of large tank engines was somewhat delayed by problems on the Southern Railway following the Sevenoaks derailment thought to have been caused by the instability of the large K class 2-6-4 tanks. Gresley carried out stability tests on one of these locomotives and finding no trouble and without further delay produced his sophisticated V1 class suburban tank in 1930. This incorporated his 3-cylinder system and was the first example of all three cylinders and valve chests being incorporated into a single steel casting; this arrangement was used for the P2 Cock o' the North and the subsequent V2, K4 and V4 types.
    Construction history
    A total of 82 V1s were built at Doncaster from 1930 to 1939. The last batch of 10 engines ordered were built as V3s. By 1948, 4 V1s were rebuilt as V3s, and a further 67 would be rebuilt to V3 specification under British Railways ownership.
    They were first used in Scotland on the Glasgow-Edinburgh - Helensburgh services. One, no 2911, was also tried in 1931 with excellent results on the Hitchin-London trains before returning to Scotland.
    Later development of the V3
    From 1939, with working pressure increased to 200 psi gave higher power and better acceleration. A number of V1s were rebuilt to conform.[3] French-style hopper type coal bunker were also fitted. By 1956 there were 57 V1 and 35 V3 types in service,[4] many on Newcastle-Middlesbrough services.
    During World War II a number were transferred to help with the heavy wartime loads from the Royal Ordnance Factory at Thorp Arch until the end of the war.
    The V1 and V3s were comparatively powerful engines suited to heavy and tightly timed suburban workings. As such they saw service on suburban services around Glasgow and Edinburgh. Several were also maintained at Hull for hauling suburban and branch-line workings in the area.
    Some of the class were displaced by newer and more powerful Thompson L1 class. Withdrawals began in 1960, with the V1s being disposed of by 1962 and the V3s by 1964, as diesel multiple units took over increasing numbers of suburban services, and branch line workings became fewer as lines closed or were dieselised.

    Including rail tour duty for
    67646 + 42639 Barnard Castle R.C.T.S The North Yorkshireman Rail Tour 25th April 1964
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    Large collection of over 125 photos starts here with LNER era
    417 looking brand new at Doncaster works
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    B.R. era photos start here with
    67600 Glasgow Eastfield 19th April 1958
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    67691 Heaton 21st April 1958
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    4 / 127 = Eastfield shed

    7 ./ 127 Mound Tunnel, Princes St Gardens
    8 / 127 PRINCES St Gardens [ SINGLE S

    10/127 = Cowlairs [ Duplicates 9 / 127

    11 / 127 = Mound Tunnel, Princes St Gardens
    12 / 127 = Princes St Gardens

    14 / 127 = Haymarket shed [ duplicates 15 / 127

    16 / 127 = PRINCES St Gardens [Single S

    20 / 127 = Darlington [Duplicates 19 / 127

    36 / 127 = Edinburgh Waverley ?

    38 / 127 = Haymarket shed

    58 / 127 = Newcastle Central

    69 / 127 = Craigentinny Carriage Sidings

    77 / 127 St Margarets shed

    84 / 127 = Newcastle Central

    100 / 127 = St Margaret shed
     
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    I have added a new collection of photos featuring Gresley’s Gresley GNR O1 class LNER O1 (later O3) Class

    The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class O1 was a class of two-cylinder 2-8-0 steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley for heavy freight work and built by the GNR between 1913 and 1919.
    Gresley designed the O1 2-8-0 for the heavy coal trains on the mainline from Grantham to London, ordering five examples 1913, which were completed at Doncaster in 1914. A further fifteen were ordered in January 1916, but due to the First World War delays were incurred and construction was transferred to the North British Locomotive Company, who delivered the first ten in April 1918, followed by a further five in October and November 1919.
    Seventeen examples survived into British Railways ownership in 1948, but all had been withdrawn by 1952.

    Including this photo of
    63486 unknown location Gresley 03 2-8-0
    https://tinyurl.com/3mzvns2a

    Full collection of just 9 photos GNR/LNER/BR era starts here
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    P1 2-8-2 (Mikado) Locomotives

    The London and North Eastern Railway Class P1 Mineral 2-8-2 Mikado was a class of two steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley. They were two of the most powerful freight locomotives ever designed for a British railway. It was initially intended they be a more powerful 2-10-0 version of the earlier Class O2 2-8-0s. The design was submitted in August 1923, for use between Peterborough and London, and also between Immingham and Wath marshalling yard. The power was quoted as being 25% more than the O2.
    The first P1, No 2393, was completed by Doncaster in June 1925 and was shown at the Darlington Centenary celebrations in July, with its sister No 2394 following in November 1925. Both were externally rather similar, although 2393 had a 32-element superheater while 2394 had a larger 62-element 'E' type superheater. They were the first 2-8-2 locomotives to be built in Britain for local use, although not the first designed. Both were allocated to New England shed after completion where they were subjected to regular testing.
    In service, the P1s could handle 100-wagon coal trains, although these were an operational hazard due to their overhanging track circuits and being too long for many of the passing loops. They were also coal-hungry engines, with a 1926 Locomotive Inspectors Conference Report stating that the engines used 131 pounds per mile (37 kg/km) of coal. However, they were still thought of highly enough in 1926 that it was proposed to build another four P1s to replace an equivalent number of 0-8-0s.
    The P1 class engines were initially equipped with two-cylinder booster engines attached to the trailing axle. They were engaged using a Westinghouse pump mounted on the boiler to engage the cylinder clutch. The booster engine had a tractive effort of 8,500 lbf (38 kN) when used, increasing the tractive effort of the locomotive from 38,500 to 47,000 lbf (171 to 209 kN). It was intended by Gresley that these boosters would be used to assist the locomotive while starting, and in topping the banks over which they travelled.
    The tenders attached to the P1s had a specially-designed dragbox to accommodate the booster equipment. In practice, the boosters were troublesome. When in operation, they filled the cab with steam, and the fireman's workload was doubled. The steam pipes from the boiler to the booster were prone to fracture, particularly on the sharp curves of the turning triangle at the New England shed. The boosters were removed from engines 2394 and 2393 in 1937 and 1938, respectively.
    The two P1s were only ever used between New England and Ferme Park, the only route deemed suitable for them by the Operating Department. In practice there were issues with running such large trains with such powerful engines. The large three-cylinder engines required a considerable effort on the part of the fireman and the booster was known as particularly hungry for steam requiring even more coal. As a result turns firing the P1s were considered as ones to avoid. It was also found that the heavier trains that the P1s could handle were too long for many of the passing loops resulting in delays to passenger trains. The result was that they were considered uneconomic as they were generally used in hauling trains of less than the 1,000 long tons (1,020 t; 1,120 short tons) for which they were built.[citation needed] In 1934, No. 2394 was experimentally tried on the 07:45 am semi-fast passenger train from Kings Cross to Peterborough as part of the planning stage for P2 class locomotive 2001 Cock o' the North. Although the engine was able to reach a maximum speed of 65 mph (105 km/h), this put too much stress on the fireman who later commented that he was thankful not to have been going beyond Peterborough.
    In 1942, both engines were overhauled and their original boilers, then in very poor condition, were replaced with A3-type 220 lbf/in2 (1.52 MPa) boilers and their cylinder diameter was reduced to 19 inches (483 mm), leading to an increased tractive effort of 42,500 lbf (189 kN) The valve motion was retained in its original short-lap travel configuration. This rebuilding, which took place in November and January 1942 for engines 2393 and 2394 respectively, saw them reclassified as Class P1/2.
    Due to the reduction of heavy freight trains after the Second World War, both engines were withdrawn and scrapped by Edward Thompson in July 1945, the first Gresley locomotives to be withdrawn and scrapped by intention. The six-wheeled tenders were modified with standard dragboxes to run behind new Thompson Class B2 4-6-0s Nos 2815 and 1632, while the boilers were removed and fitted to Gresley A1s No. 2557 Blair Atholl and 2565 Merry Hampton during their conversion from Class A1 to Class A3.

    Including this photo of 2394 on Hornsey shed
    https://tinyurl.com/2htkppcx

    Photos of 2393 start here
    https://tinyurl.com/5n792x5m
    photos of 2394 start here
    https://tinyurl.com/2htkppcx

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