Class A1 (Steam locomotives)
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q16987474
Library of congress:
sh2010015229
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Glancey, J. Tornado: 21st century steam, 2010.
- Wikipedia, 10 Dec. 2010:under LNER Peppercorn Class A1 (the London and North Eastern Railway Peppercorn Class A1 is a type of express passenger steam locomotive; forty-nine original Peppercorn Class A1s were built to the design of Arthur Peppercorn, who was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway)
- RailUK website, 10 Dec. 2010:steam loco class information (Class A1 4-6-2 - Peppercorn)
Wikipedia description:
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 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.
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