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	Sir Nigel Gresley
		Gresley was born on 19th June 1876, the fifth child of the rector of Nethersale (Derbyshire), the Reverend Nigel Gresley.
		Gresley's early locomotives showed signs of innovation, including a large boilered 3-cylinder 2-6-0 (K3) in 1920.
		Gresley was knighted in 1936, and died in office on 5th April 1941.
	www.lner.info /eng/gresley.shtml (457 words)

	Nigel Gresley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley (19 June 1876 – 5 April 1941) was one of Britain's most famous Steam locomotive engineers who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).
		He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain including the LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific engines, one of which, number 4468 Mallard, still holds the record for being the fastest steam locomotive in the world.
		After attending school in Sussex and at Marlborough College, Gresley served his apprenticeship at the Crewe works of the London and North Western Railway, afterwards becoming a pupil under John Aspinall at Horwich on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LandYR).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nigel_Gresley (353 words)

	London and North Eastern Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		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.
		Sir Nigel Gresley was the first CME and held the post for the greatest proportion of the LNER's life, and thus he had the greatest effect on the company.
		Peppercorn was a student and admirer of Gresley and his locomotives combined the classic lines of Gresley's with the reliability and solidity Gresley's locomotives never quite achieved.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /LNER (554 words)

	Trakkies \| History Zone \| Nigel Gresley
		Nigel Gresley was born in Edinburgh on 19 June 1876.
		Nigel Gresley moved again in 1923, this time to the London and North Eastern Railway, where his work as Chief Mechanical Engineer made him one of the best known locomotive designers in the world.
		Sir Nigel Gresley (he was knighted in 1936) died of a heart attack in on 5 April 1941, two months before he was due to retire.
	www.trakkies.co.uk /historyzone/nigelg.html (245 words)

	Sir Nigel Gresley
		Gresley were very devoted parents always spending holidays with their children each year, either at Braemar in Aberdeenshire, or at Sheringham in Norfolk.
		Gresley was thus able to continue in climbing the steepest hills of Scotland as energetically as ever for his favourite shooting holidays each year.
		Most unhappily Sir Nigel died on 5th April, 1941 after a short illness, but his long cherished dream did come true on 19th October, 1948 when the plant was officially opened, with two of his family in attendance.
	www.gresley.org.uk /biog_has.htm (2163 words)

	Nigel Gresley biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sir Nigel Gresley (1876-1941, born Herbert Nigel Gresley) was one of Britain's most famous Steam locomotive engineers who worked for the Great Northern Railway company from 1911 to 1922 as locomotive superintendent and for the London and North Eastern Railway company (LNER) from 1923 to 1941 as Chief Mechanical Engineer.
		He was the designer of some of the most famous Steam locomotives in Britain including the LNER A4 Pacific class, which includes 4468 'Mallard' which still holds the record for being the fastest steam locomotive in the world.
		Sir Nigel Gresley died on 5 April 1941 after a short illness.
	sir-nigel-gresley.biography.ms (100 words)

	LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		4498 Sir Nigel Gresley whistles as she trundles along at the 1980 Rainhill Trials 150th anniversary calvacade in LNER garter blue livery.
		It is a 4-6-2 locomotive to the same design by Sir Nigel Gresley as the more famous Mallard.
		It is the holder for the post-war steam record speed of 112mph gained on the 23 May 1959 and carries a plaque to that effect.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/LNER_Class_A4_4498_Sir_Nigel_Gresley (235 words)

	Nigel Gresley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		H.N. Gresley was born on June 19 1876 in Edinburgh.
		Quite aside from the many superb locomotives produced by Gresley, he is remembered for introducing elliptical roofs on carriages and his derived motion for the inside cylinder on his 3 cylinder engines.
		He was responsible for the provision of electric cooking equipment, articulated carriages and experiementation with poppet valves, water tube boilers and streamlining.
	www.hostultra.com /~madmartin/people/gresley.htm (127 words)

	Church Gresley China - Old And Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace
		HISTORY.Church Gresley must appear amongst the names of porcelain factories, in spite of the fact that no authentic piece of china emanating thence is known to exist.
		Sir Nigel, once Lord of the Manor of Burslem, fell upon evil days and had to retire to the family seat, Church Gresley, near Burton-on-Trent in Derbyshire.
		Here, in 1795, he sought to recover his fortunes by the manufacture of porcelain, and although he superintended the work himself, employed his daughter as a decorator, and obtained the professional aid of W. Coffee, the Derby modeller, the venture was far from successful.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles/article242.shtml (206 words)

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	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Gresley Sir (Herbert) Nigel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Gresley, Sir (Herbert) Nigel (1876-1941), British steam locomotive engineer and designer.
		Hawthorne, Sir Nigel (1929-2001), British actor who, after a long career as a character actor on stage and in television, enjoyed a late flowering...
		Herbert, Sir A(lan) P(atrick) (1890-1971), humorous writer and reformer.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Gresley_Sir_(Herbert)_Nigel.html (100 words)

	James Dignan - other articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was perhaps the finest design created by Sir Nigel Gresley.
		Gresley, the LNER's chief engineer throughout much of the 1920s and 30s, was the creator of many classes of locomotive, including the P2 2-8-2s, A3 4-6-2s, V2 2-6-2s, and J38 0-6-0s*.
		One of these, fittingly, is no. 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley, seen in the picture on an excursion run near Woking in 1967.
	home.intranet.org /~miche/jamesdignan/writingpages/otherarticles.html (409 words)

	Nigel Gresley - TheBestLinks.com - Sir Nigel Gresley, April 5, 1911, 1941, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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		Sir Nigel Gresley (1876-1941, born Herbert Nigel Gresley) was one of Britain's most famous Steam locomotive engineers who worked for the Great Northern Railway company from 1911 to 1922 as locomotive superintendent and for the London and North East Railway company (LNER) from 1923 to 1941 as Chief Mechanical Engineer.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Sir_Nigel_Gresley.html (171 words)

	SIR NIGEL GRESLEY
		In 1921 when the Doncaster Rotary Club was chartered, Gresley was working as Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern Railway based in the town.
		Two years later, the railways of Britain were re-organised into four main companies and the GNR became part of the new London and North Eastern Railway.
		Nigel Gresley was appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer of the new company and in that capacity had to move to London, relinquishing his membership of the Doncaster Club.
	www.rotaryfirst100.org /history/famous/gresley.htm (312 words)

	Who designed the Flying Scotsman? in The AnswerBank: People & Places
		It was, in answer to the question from w.f.barnikel, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, chief mechanical and electrical engineer at the London and North Eastern Railway, and built in 1923.
		In 1934 the Scotsman - a Gresley Pacific number 4472 - was the first steam loco to achieve an authenticated 100mph.
		He was born Herbert Nigel Gresley in Dublin Street, Edinburgh, on 19 June 1876, fourth son of the Rev Nigel Gresley, Rector of Netherseale in Derbyshire.
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /Article1750.html (591 words)

	Newcastle Under Lyme Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This was to be known as the Newcastle Under Lyme Junction Canal, one of its main promoters was Nigel Gresleys' son.
		The route was planned to be a link canal from the Nigel Gresley Canal to the Newcastle Under Lyme Canal.
		However, in the end the incline was not built due to lack of money, thus the Nigel Gresley Canal remained severed from the main inland network and the Junction Canal became no more than an extension of the Gresley Canal, bringing the route further into Newcastle.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/newcastleunderlyme.htm (1674 words)

	The A4 LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY LIMITED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sir Nigel Gresley, the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway Company.
		The nameplates were unveiled by William Whitelaw, the Chairman of the LNER, who also presented Sir Nigel Gresley with a miniature silver replica of the locomotive to commemorate the occasion.
		The Society decided that the locomotive should be restored in the Garter Blue livery in which it was painted originally, bearing its LNER number 4498 and with modifications that had been made over the years to improve the performance of A4s.
	www.soc.staffs.ac.uk /~cmtdtr/a4-info.html (802 words)

	Rail buffs remember top engineer - This is Ryedale Archive - from the Gazette & Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		One of the world's most famous steam locomotive designers, Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley, was remembered at a special event held at the North York Moors Railway station in Pickering yesterday.
		To mark the 60 anniversary of his death the engine bearing his name, which is based in North Yorkshire, pulled in to the station for enthusiasts to admire.
		She said: "Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was the chief mechanical engineer for the London North Eastern Railway and designed the world's fastest steam locomotives, the class A4s.
	archive.thisisryedale.co.uk /2001/04/06/17673.html (172 words)

	A Chronology of Sir Nigel Gresley
		June; fourth and youngest son and youngest of five children of the Revd Nigel Gresley, Rector of Netherseale in Derbyshire, and his wife Joanna Beatrice.
		Mrs Gresley dies of cancer in August; Gresley is distraught.
		Following the retirement of Sir Henry Fowler, the LMS tries to ‘headhunt’ Gresley as its next CME.
	www.wandleys.demon.co.uk /chronol.htm (764 words)

	channel4.com - science - speed machines - text only version
		Sir Nigel Gresley: The engineer and his family by Geoffrey Hughes (The Oakwood Press and Oakwood Video Library, 2001)
		As well as a comprehensive account of the professional achievements of Sir Nigel Gresley, this informative book throws new light on his personal life and family history.
		Tells the story of the great race to be the fastest steam train, concentrating on Sir William Stanier, chief mechanical engineer for LMS.
	www.channel4.com /science/microsites/S/speedmachines/steamtrains_findoutmore_t.html (278 words)

	Sir Nigel Gresley Steam Train
		Sir Nigel Gresley train art prints by artists Robert Barbour and Barry Price.
		These prints of the Sir Nigel Gresley are available direct at these great prices from arts and prints, a division of Cranston Fine arts
		Sir Nigel Gresleys beautiful A4 Pacific Class Locomotive Silver Link is seen arriving amidst the sunlit splendour of Yorks elegant Station.
	www.artandprints.co.uk /sir_nigel_gresley.htm (496 words)

	FNRM SoE Group - Talk Synopsis 11 March 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It all started with a letter to the railway press in 1965, proposing the formation of a society to preserve an A4 in operating condition on the main line and calling for a monthly contribution of 6s.
		In 1968 steam died on the mainline, and Sir Nigel Gresley was exiled to Philadelphia sidings in the North East.
		On one memorable occasion, Mallard, Sir Nigel Gresley and Flying Scotsman were all on Marylebone specials and positioned outside the servicing shed.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /ms.draper/Talks/mr1102.html (963 words)

	O.S. Nock
		Nock, O.S. The locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley.
		Nevertheless, Nock is useful for bringing some humanity into the book, such as the encounter between Bert Spencer and his great boss after Gresley had travelled on the footplate of the modified Pacific (with long travel valve gear) and the Great White Chief had ordered the entire class to be modified immediately.
		The results of the 1923 comparative tests of Gresley and Raven Pacifics were published for the first time.
	www.steamindex.com /library/nock.htm (3504 words)

	Nigel Gresley -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nigel Gresley -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley (19 June 1876 – 5 April 1941) was one of Britain's most famous (A locomotive powered by a steam engine) Steam locomotive engineers who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the (additional info and facts about London and North Eastern Railway) London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).
		After several minor appointments with the L&YR he was made Outdoor Assistant in the Carriage and Wagon Department in 1901; in 1902 he was appointed Assistant Works Manager at the Newton Heath depot, and Work Manager the following year.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ni/nigel_gresley.htm (565 words)

	LNER A4 class - TheBestLinks.com - Coal, July 3, Locomotive, Train, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He claimed this speed could only have been attained over a few yards (metres).
		He was comfortable that the German speed record of 124.5 mph (200.4 km/h) had been surpassed.
		Sir Nigel Gresley in preservation -- note the absence of cowling
	www.thebestlinks.com /LNER_A4_class.html (269 words)

	Trainspotting
		At the sounding of the arrival of the Sir Nigel Gresley out came Geoff's camera again.
		For those who don't already know and didn't pick up on the clues at the beginning of this article, Sir Nigel Gresley is a steam locomotive, one of those streamlined ones like the Mallard (as in railway engine not duck).
		Nigel had yet again made the wrong tyre choice and wasn't enjoying the mud at all.
	www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk /articles/mountainbiking/trainspotting.htm (482 words)

	eBay.co.uk - gresley, lner, l.n.e.r., Trains Railway Models items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		L N E R 4498 SIR NIGEL GRESLEY.
		GRESLEY LNER TEAK COACH KIT N GAUGE CP.
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	search.ebay.co.uk /gresley (435 words)

	LNER Steam quiz
		Sir Nigel Gresley is reputed to have climbed down from the footplate of which engine pointing at his watch and exclaiming '112mph!'
		The 112mph record had almost certainly been surpassed a few years previously by the same driver and locomotive, but the speed of 117mph could not be authenticated, possibly because the driver would have been in serious trouble if it had!
		Sir Nigel Gresley's successor Edward Thompson had very different ideas on locomotive design but his rebuild of which locomotive caused most acrimony amongst Gresley followers?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz/quiz152073116a940.html (271 words)

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