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  London and North Eastern Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain.
In partnership with 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 system, much of which competed with the LNER's own lines.
The public face of a railway system was and is in large part the locomotives and rolling stock in service upon it, and therefore the personalities of the Chief Mechanical Engineers of the LNER impressed their distinctive visions upon the railway.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_and_North_Eastern_Railway   (1058 words)

  
 LNER locomotive types
NEW mikado and Garratt locomotives, London and North Eastern Ry.
NOTABLE locomotives for the London and North Eastern Railway.
Livesay, E.H. London to Edinburgh on the footplate.
www.steamindex.com /locotype/lnerloco.htm   (4382 words)

  
 Steam locomotive basics - section 13, streamlining
Wind resistance is very small compared to other parts of a locomotive that produce friction - such as the wheels against the rail and the motion of the engine, but, as small as it is, wind resistance increases with the speed of the train.
In Britain, after exhaustive air tunnel tests, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway introduced 23 streamlined 'Coronation' class locomotives, and the London and North Eastern Railway built its A4 Pacific's - one of which, Mallard, was destined to gain the world speed record for steam locomotives of 126.4 mph.
One effect noticed with the streamlined locomotives, especially with the LMS Coronations, was that side winds were much more of a brake than head winds as the surface area of the side of the engine was greater than in its unstreamlined state.
www.greatwestern.org.uk /basic13.htm   (422 words)

  
 London and North Eastern Railway - UK Railways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Like all the new grouped companies there was a problem with who was going to occupy the highest posts in the new company (the GWR had it easy as there was one very large company and a lot of quite small ones, the other groups had all had several components of roughly equal size).
He was a North Eastern man, and it has been suggested that his dislike stemmed partly from Gresley's rejection of the work of Vincent Raven.
His record is best served by his solid and dependable freight and mixed-traffic locomotive, the B1, built under and for wartime conditions.
ukrailways.wikia.com /wiki/LNER   (912 words)

  
 The Romance of the L.N.E.R.
During the latter half of 1829 an extension of the railway from Stockton to an obscure village known as Middlesbrough, situated near the mouth of the River Tees, was proposed.
The locomotives were without brakes, and the only way of controlling the trains downhill was to put the engines out of gear, or for the fireman to jump down and put on as many wagon brakes as he thought necessary.
It was from the Manchester district that the remaining partner in the romance of the London and North-Eastern Railway emanated.
mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r046.html   (5791 words)

  
 Geoff Gamble Books
DH 3 Locomotives of the South Eastern Railway by DL Bradley and pub by the RCTS in 1963.
DH 4 Locomotives of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway by DL Bradley and pub by the RCTS in 1980.
DH 8 Locomotives of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway Part 3 by DL Bradley and pub by the RCTS in 1974.
www.gg-books.freeuk.com /secondhand.htm   (9381 words)

  
 Gresley locomotive types (GNR and LNER)
The new boiler was tested at the North British Loocomotive Co at 250psi (hydraulic) and the deflection recorded led to the fitting of transverse stays.
In 1927 new locomotives were urgently needed on the GE section, but the development of a new design was hampered by the need to keep to a low axle weight, and by Gresley's insistence on a three-cylinder layout, with all three cylinders driving on to one axle.
One locomotive was rebuilt with two cylinders and became the prototype for the Thompson/Peppercorn K1 class.
www.steamindex.com /locotype/gresloco.htm   (10710 words)

  
 LNER
Bloom, Alan Locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway, Jarrold, 1980, pp[32] with 64 illustrations (50 colour) and a map.
A detailed illustrated study of all North Eastern locomotives, either built after 1880 or still in existence in 1894.
LNER 150: The London and North Eastern Railway A century and a half of progress, Guild/DandC, 1989, pp208.
members.aol.com /gbsteven/lner.htm   (1227 words)

  
 Category:London and North Eastern Railway locomotives... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 This is The North East | CommuniGate | North Eastern Railway Association Home Page
NERA was formed in 1961 to cater for all enthusiasts interested in the railways of north eastern England, the North Eastern Railway, the Hull and Barnsley Railway, from their successors, and also the smaller independent and industrial railways that operated alongside the main line system.
Interests cover all aspects of operations - locomotives, rolling stock, train services, stations, signalling, shipping, road vehicles, etc. - both for the general enthusiast and the model maker.
An illustrated journal - THE NORTH EASTERN EXPRESS - is issued to members quarterly and the high quality of its presentation reflects the variety of well researched articles and topical notes that it carries.
www.communigate.co.uk /ne/nera/index.phtml   (201 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - north eastern, Transportation, Non-Fiction Books, Asia items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Alfred ASKEW and North Eastern Railway Co. 1900
Birds of East and North Eastern Africa 2 vols
North Eastern Branchlines Past and Present (Ken Hoole)
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 Aster Southern Railway Mikado 4501
The Southern Railway green Mikado was born out of the nostalgia and romance of the magnificent steam locomotives of the past.
In 1926, President Fairfax Harrison visited England and was greatly impressed by the beautiful apple green and gold trimmed locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway.
The first one was Mikado #4501, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, which was painted in the famous green and gold livery of the Southern steam powered passenger fleet.
www.southernsteamtrains.com /srmikado4501.htm   (268 words)

  
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Alderman Kitson, on the proposed New Central Railway Station and the Lines projected by the North Eastern Railway Company for connecting the lines on the western and eastern sides of Leeds.
Agreement to Purchase Middlesbrough Owners' Railway (2 copies)MOR NERA MOR/102&Rates and Tolls, North Eastern Railway NERA MOR/103mDefence Submission in the case between the NER and Harris Deepwater Wharf Co. Ltd.
Railway Notes and Correspondence; manuscript notes and lettersRailway MuseumkThe Industrial Resources of the District of the Three Northern Rivers, the Tyne, Wear and Tees including the reports on the Local Manufactures read before The British Association in 1863; 2nd.
www.staff.ncl.ac.uk /m.h.ellison/nera/khoole/newneracat.xls   (2373 words)

  
 London and North Eastern Railway A4 class 4-6-2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
London and North Eastern Railway A4 class 4-6-2
Four of these legendary locomotives were originally built in 1935 to haul the LNER's new streamlined train, 'The Silver Jubilee'.
They were developed from Gresley's original A1 'Pacifics' and certainly proved an immediate success powering the 'Jubilee' over the 268 miles from Kings Cross to Newcastle in 4 hours at an average speed of 67 mph.
www.steamtrainartist.com /text_steam_train_PL1053.html   (147 words)

  
 The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia: References and Bibliography
This society exists to foster an interest in, and to record and preserve the history of the Great Northern Railway, one of the railway companies that were 'grouped' to form the LNER.
This society was created to promote a widespread interest in the Great Eastern Railway, to encourage and co-ordinate research into its history, and to provide a permanent record of the results.
This is being achieved by building upon the knowledge of the known GER experts, and by locating and studying all surviving records of the railway.
www.lner.info /refs.shtml   (729 words)

  
 The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The LNER was one of the "Big Four" Railway Companies formed during the 1923 Grouping Act in Britain.
It was famous for its prestigious high speed trains, but gained a lot of its income from the coal fields of North East England.
Routes varied from the flat agricultural land of East Anglia, to the severe curves and gradients of Scotland and the Pennines.
www.lner.info   (165 words)

  
 The LNER Webring
The objectives of The Great Northern Railway Society are to foster interest in, and to record and preserve the history of the Great Northern Railway.
The Hull and Barnsley Railway Stock Fund exists to record and preserve the rolling stock and history of the H&BR.
The LNER Coach Association, was formed in 1980 with the aim preserving & restoring a rake of coaches built by the former LNER for use on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
s.webring.com /hub?ring=lnerwr   (695 words)

  
 RH&DR No.1 Green Goddess
One of two locomotives ordered in 1924 by Count Louis Zborowski, Captain Howey's original partner, and designed by Henry Greenly.
Greenly based them on Nigel Gresley's famous A1 class locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway, of which the Flying Scotsman is a surviving example.
She was ready long before the railway, so Howey arranged for her to be tested on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway in Cumbria during 1925.
www.rhdr.org.uk /rhdr/engines/01.html   (301 words)

  
 London North Eastern Railway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This company received a total of just over a quarter of a million assorted wagons at the time of the grouping, of which only about 10,000 were fitted.
The lamps used on locomotives and brake vans were red until the early 1930's when the colour changed to white.
Basic body colours were `lead grey' for unfitted stock, and red oxide for fitted stock and all break vans whether fitted or not.
homepage.ntlworld.com /fleabyte/gansg/6-livy/lner/9-lner.htm   (841 words)

  
 The Mallard — London and North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 A4 class No 4468   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Mallard — London and North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 A4 class No 4468.
According to the National Railway Museum at York, "Mallard holds the world speed record for steam traction on rail.
The record was set on the 3rd July 1938 when the locomotive was recorded travelling at 126 mph."
www.victorianweb.org /technology/railways/45.html   (92 words)

  
 Train photos, railway photos, Photos online for sale and editorial/commercial use-Butts Junction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Locomotives and rolling stock and locations on the railways of Britain before Nationalisation in 1948
British locomotives, rolling stock and infrastructure between 1948 and end of steam traction in 1968
Locomotives, rolling stock and locations on the railways of Britain in the privatised era from 1994 onwards
buttsjunction.co.uk /lightbox/index.php?.../Trainspre1948/lnertanks   (292 words)

  
 The London and North Eastern Railway Web Site
The Section about the Locomotives of the LNER does not contain information about each class of locomotive as this has been included within another website and I would only be repeating what is there.
See the Locomotives of the LNER Section for more information.
Please visit the LNER and it's Constituents Forum as this is where you can talk to other people who are interested in the LNER.
www.londonandnortheasternrailway.bravehost.com   (195 words)

  
 Southern 4-6-2 Ps-4
This is the Southern Railway Ps-4 Pacific, a hybrid of the USRA heavy and light Pacifics constructed both by Baldwin and Alco subsidiary Richmond Locomotive Works during the 1920s
The most famous locomotives in the entire Southern roster were the Ps-4 class 4-6-2 Pacifics.
In 1925, Southern President Fairfax Harrison visited England and was greatly impressed by the beautiful apple green and gold trimmed locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway.
www.trainbarn.com /mth_20-3102.htm   (325 words)

  
 London & North Eastern Railway
North Norfolk Railway (currently at the East Lancashire Railway)
To move to the NRM Shildon from September 2004.
North Yorkshire Moors Railway (expected to visit the Wensleydale Railway in Summer 2004)
homepage.ntlworld.com /malc.thompson26/locos/lner.htm   (89 words)

  
 Virgin Megastores : Titans Of Steam - Including The Flying Scotsman
Mighty Pacifics of the Southern railway, including the Merchant Navy and West Country Classes, now work on lines such as the Great Central, North York Moors and Swanage Railways.
The magnificent workhorses of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway steam on in the North and Midlands.
The preserved locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway include household names such as 'The Flying Scotsman' and 'Sir Nigel Gresley'.
www.virginmegastores.co.uk /invt/526737   (364 words)

  
 4mm OO Gauge - LNER: Buy trains and model train kits from our locomotive gifts ranges. DJH Model Loco - gifts for ...
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 10% discount on Great Britain's Express Steam Locomotives: London and North Eastern Railway, Great Britain's Express ...
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 RailroadData.Com Train Links: The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia
As such it barely lasted 25 years, but in this time left a prestiguous mark in British railway history.
These pages describe the LNER concentrating on the engineers (designers) and their locomotives:
Top Rated pages list our viewers' pick of the best railroad websites.
www.railroaddata.com /rrlinks/Detailed/6840.html   (145 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Great Britain's Steam Locomotives: London & North (1999) : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Amazon.com: Great Britain's Steam Locomotives: London & North (1999) : Video
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but over a million other items are.
This VHS will probably NOT be viewable in other countries.
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 LNER Locomotives menu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Please note these pages are under development and are not complete.
1923-1941 (Great Northern Railway CME 1911-1923, Knighted in 1936)
This LNER Web Ring is site owned by Mike Parkes.
www.mphgate.demon.co.uk /lnercme.html   (30 words)

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