LNER Thompson Class A2/1

what is it?

Disambiguation: LNER Thompson Class A2 The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Thompson Class A2/1 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives built at Darlington locomotive works during 1944. They were originally ordered as Class V2 locomotives, as designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, but were revised during construction into a 4-6-2 'Pacific' arrangement under the instruction of Edward Thompson.

who runs it

London and North Eastern RailwayBritish RailEREastern Region of British RailwaysSRScottish Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 4made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 82 years ago, in 1944.
• ⌛Served for 17 years (1944–1961).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1944

in service from

1944

retired

1961

status

retired

number built

4

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Darlington Works

designer

Edward Thompson

operators

London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways, Scottish Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

4-6-2

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.