The Great Northern Railway Class A1 1470 Great Northern was the first of 52 A1 class locomotives. It has also represented three distinct stages in the history of the British 4-6-2 …

The London and North Eastern Railway Gresley Classes A1 and A3 locomotives represented two distinct stages in the history of the British 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives designed by Nigel …

Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3, that ran on the Great Northern (GNR) and latterly the London and North …

Realising the need for standardization, Gresley adopted his GNR Pacific design as the standard express passenger locomotive for the LNER main line, designating it 'A1' within the LNER …

The first two A1 Pacifics were built in the twilight years of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) and entered service in 1922. The A3 was a modification of the original A1 design, and all of the …

The Great Northern Railway Class A1 1470 Great Northern was the first of 52 A1 class locomotives. It has also represented three distinct stages in the history of the British 4-6-2 …

Great Northern is historically significant because it was the first Pacific to be built by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) as a prototype of the new '1470 class'. It was also the only original A1 …

Realising the need for standardisation, Gresley adopted his GNR Pacific design as the standard express passenger locomotive for the LNER main line, designating it 'A1' within the LNER …

While no GNR built locos of this class were preserved, 60163 Tornado was started in 1994 by the A1 Steam locomotive trust, and is running on the main line. https://www.a1steam.com/

One member of the class “Flying Scotsman” is arguably the world’s best known steam locomotive. Details: Class A1 locomotives were designed under the guidance of Sir Nigel Gresley, Chief …