22-490: Class A1 in the London and North Eastern Railway 's classification system may refer to any of the following British steam locomotives : The GNR Class A1 or "Gresley A1", a class of 52 Pacific locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley , including Flying Scotsman The LNER Thompson Class A1/1 , a single Pacific locomotive designed by Edward Thompson and rebuilt from
44-558: A Gresley A1 The LNER Peppercorn Class A1 , a class of 49 Pacific locomotives designed by A. H. Peppercorn LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado , a new locomotive completed in 2008, officially considered to be the 50th member of its class. See also [ edit ] LNER Pacifics References [ edit ] ^ "LNER Encyclopedia: The LNER A1 and A3 Gresley Pacifics" . ^ Boddy, M.G.; Neve, E.; Yeadon, W.B. (April 1973). Fry, E.V. (ed.). Part 2A: Tender Engines - Classes A1 to A10 . Locomotives of
66-587: A Traffic Apprenticeship Scheme to attract graduates, train young managers and provide supervision by assistant general manager Robert Bell for career planning. The company adopted a regional managerial system, with general managers based in London, York and Edinburgh, and for a short time, Aberdeen. For passenger services, Sir Nigel Gresley , the Chief Mechanical Engineer built new powerful locomotives and new coaches. Later developments such as
88-541: A free hand. William Barribal designed a series of bold Art Deco posters in the 1920s and 1930s. When Teasdale was promoted to Assistant General Manager, this philosophy was carried on by Cecil Dandridge who succeeded him and was the Advertising Manager until nationalisation in 1948. Dandridge was largely responsible for the adoption of the Gill Sans typeface, later adopted by British Railways. The LNER
110-580: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles London and North Eastern Railway The London and North Eastern Railway ( LNER ) was the second largest (after LMS ) of the " Big Four " railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At that time, it was divided into the new British Railways ' Eastern Region , North Eastern Region , and partially
132-722: The East Coast Main Line from London to Edinburgh via York and Newcastle upon Tyne and the routes from Edinburgh to Aberdeen and Inverness . It also included the Great Central Main Line , from London Marylebone to Sheffield . Most of the country east of the Pennines was within its purview, including East Anglia . The main workshops were in Doncaster , with others at Darlington , Inverurie and Stratford, London . The company also owned
154-743: The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), the LNER was co-owner of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway , the UK's biggest joint railway, much of which competed with the LNER's own lines. The M&GNJR was incorporated into the LNER in 1936. In 1933, on the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board , the LNER acquired the remaining operations of the Metropolitan Railway Company. The LNER
176-537: The Scottish Region . The company was the second largest created by the Railways Act 1921 . The principal constituents of the LNER were: The total route mileage was 6,590 miles (10,610 km). The North Eastern Railway had the largest route mileage of 1,757 miles (2,828 km), whilst the Hull and Barnsley Railway was 106.5 miles (171.4 km). It covered the area north and east of London . It included
198-598: The East Coast Main Line was won by Sea Containers Ltd , who named the new operating company Great North Eastern Railway (GNER), a name and initials deliberately chosen to echo the LNER. Following the collapse of Virgin Trains East Coast in May 2018, the newly-nationalised operator of the East Coast Main Line was named London North Eastern Railway to evoke the earlier company. During the 1930s,
220-662: The East Midlands and Yorkshire to the north east of England and Scotland. The 1923 grouping meant that former rivals within the LNER had to work together. The task of creating an instantly recognisable public image went to William M. Teasdale, the first advertising manager. Teasdale was influenced by the philosophies and policies of Frank Pick , who controlled the style and content of the London Underground's widely acclaimed poster advertising. Teasdale did not confine his artists within strict guidelines but allowed them
242-3314: The L.N.E.R. Kenilworth: RCTS . p. 5. ISBN 0-901115-25-8 . ^ Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, summer 1961 edition, part 4, page 26 ^ Boddy, Neve & Yeadon 1973 , p. 174 ^ Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, summer 1961 edition, part 4, pp 26-27 ^ Boddy, Neve & Yeadon 1973 , p. 192 ^ "Home" . a1steam.com . v t e London and North Eastern Railway locomotives Pre-grouping railway designs Great Central A5 B1/B18 B2/B19 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 C4 C5 C13 C14 D7 D9 D10 D11 G3 J10 J11 J60 J62 J63 L1/L3 M1 N4 N5 N6 O4 O5 Q4 S1 Great Eastern B12 D13 D14 D15 D16 E4 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 G4 J14 J15 J16 J17 J18 J19 J20 J65 J66 J67 J68 J69 J70 N7 Y4 Y5 Y6 Great North of Scotland D40 D41 Z4 Z5 Great Northern A1 C1 C2 C12 D2 D3 D4 J1 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J50 J51 J52 J53 K1 K2 K3 N1 N2 O1 O2 R1 North British C10 C11 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30 D31 D32 D33 D34 D35 D36 E7 J31 J32 J33 J34 J35 J36 J37 J81 J83 J84 J85 J86 J88 N14 N15 Y9 Y10 North Eastern A2 A6 A7 B13 B14 B15 B16 C6 C7 D17/1 D17/2 D18 D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 E5 E6 F8 G5 G6 H1 J21 J24 J25 J26 J27 J71 J72 J73 J77 N8 N9 N10 Q5 Q6 Q7 T1 X1 Y7 Y8 EB1 EE1 EF1 ES1 North Eastern (ex Hull & Barnsley) J75 N11 N12 N13 Q10 LNER designs Gresley (1923–1941) A1 A3 A4 A8 B17 C9 D49 J38 J39 J50 K4 P1 P2 U1 V1 V2 V3 V4 W1 EM1 Thompson (1941–1946) A1 A2/1 A2/2 A2/3 B1 B2 D K1 K5 L1 O1 Q1 Peppercorn (1946–1947) A1 A2 K1 Other designs D52 D53 D54 H2 J64 J94 L2 M2 O6 O7 Y1 Y3 Y10 Y11 J45/DES1 DES2 Proposed designs P10 2-8-2T (Nov 1929) B 4-6-0 (Nov 1936) ? 4-8-2 (1939) Q 0-8-0 (June 1930) ? 4-8-4 (Feb 1946) ? 4-8-2 (Feb 1946) K 2-6-0 (Aug 1947) see also British Railways steam locomotives GWR locomotives LMS locomotives Southern Railway locomotives [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of locomotives with
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#1732790345582264-554: The LMS and the Corporation. In 1935, with the LMS, Wilson Line of Hull and others it formed the shipping company Associated Humber Lines Ltd. In 1938 it was reported that the LNER, with 800 mechanical horse tractors, was the world's largest owner of this vehicle type. The LNER operated a number of ships , including three rail ferries . In total, 6 turbine and 36 other steamers, and river boats and lake steamers were used by
286-534: The collection of the St Bride Library . Gill Sans was retained by the Railway Executive in 1948, although modified for signage, and Gill Sans was the official typeface until British Rail replaced it in the mid 1960s with Rail Alphabet for signs and Helvetica or Univers for printed matter. Continental shipping services were provided from Harwich Parkeston Quay. The company took up
308-663: The company during its existence. The most common liveries were lined apple green on passenger locomotives (much lighter and brighter than the green used by the Great Western Railway ) and unlined black on freight locomotives, both with gold lettering. Passenger carriages were generally varnished teak (wood) finish; the few metal-panelled coaches were painted to represent teak. Some special trains and A4 Pacific locomotives were painted differently, including silver-grey and garter blue. The LNER covered quite an extensive area of Britain, from London through East Anglia,
330-832: The most westerly track and stations in Great Britain, in the form of the West Highland Railway to Arisaig and Mallaig , previously owned by the North British Railway. The LNER inherited four of London's termini: Fenchurch Street (ex- London and Blackwall Railway ; King's Cross (ex- Great Northern Railway ); Liverpool Street (ex- Great Eastern Railway ); and Marylebone (ex- Great Central Railway ). In addition, it ran suburban services to Broad Street ( London, Midland and Scottish Railway ) and Moorgate ( Metropolitan Railway , later London Transport ). The LNER owned: In partnership with
352-573: The offer in 1933 of government loans at low interest rates and electrified the lines from Manchester to Sheffield and Wath yard, and also commuter lines in the London suburban area. The LNER inherited: It took shares in a large number of bus companies, including for a time a majority stake in United Automobile Services Ltd. In Halifax and Sheffield , it participated in Joint Omnibus Committees with
374-420: The public to visit the holiday destinations of the east coast in the summer. The company was nationalised in 1948 along with the rest of the railway companies of Great Britain to form British Railways . It continued to exist as a legal entity for nearly two more years, being formally wound up on 23 December 1949. On the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, the franchise to run long distance express trains on
396-772: The same or similar names This article includes a list of locomotives with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific locomotive led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended locomotive article, if one exists. Authority control databases : National [REDACTED] United States Israel Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LNER_Class_A1&oldid=1221346163 " Categories : Set index articles on locomotives London and North Eastern Railway locomotives 4-6-2 locomotives Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from March 2017 Use British English from March 2017 Articles with short description Short description
418-498: The standard typeface for the company. Soon it appeared on every facet of the company's identity, from metal locomotive nameplates and hand-painted station signage to printed restaurant car menus, timetables and advertising posters. The LNER promoted their rebranding by offering Eric Gill a footplate ride on the Flying Scotsman express service; he also painted for it a signboard in the style of Gill Sans, which survives in
440-478: The streamlined Silver Jubilee train of 1935 were exploited by the LNER publicity department, and embedded the non-stop London to Edinburgh services such as the Flying Scotsman in the public imagination. The crowning glory of this time was the world record speed of 126 miles per hour (203 km/h) achieved on a test run by LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard . In 1929, the LNER chose the typeface Gill Sans as
462-452: Was a very industrial company: hauling more than a third of Britain's coal, it derived two thirds of its income from freight. Despite this, the main image presented was one of glamour, of fast trains and sophisticated destinations. Advertising was highly sophisticated and advanced compared with those of its rivals. Teasdale and Dandridge commissioned top graphic designers and poster artists such as Tom Purvis to promote its services and encourage
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#1732790345582484-940: Was the majority partner in the Cheshire Lines Committee and the Forth Bridge Railway Company . It depended on freight from heavy industry in Yorkshire, the north east of England and Scotland, and its revenue was reduced by the economic depression for much of the early part of its existence. In a bid to improve financial efficiency, staffing levels reduced from 207,500 in 1924 to 175,800 in 1937. For investment to retain freight traffic, new marshalling yards were built in Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire, and Hull in Yorkshire to attempt to retain freight traffic. Sir Ralph Wedgwood introduced
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