LNER Thompson Class A2/2

what is it?

The London and North Eastern Railway Class A2/2 was a class of six 4-6-2 steam locomotives rebuilt by Edward Thompson in 1943 and 1944 from his predecessor Sir Nigel Gresley's P2 Class of 2-8-2 express passenger locomotives. The rebuilds improved reliability and reduced maintenance, but also suffered from a variety of issues during service, and all were withdrawn and scrapped between 1959 and 1961.

who runs it

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

base stats

• built 6made 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 92 years ago, in 1934.
• 📏22 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 18 years (1943–1961).

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

spec sheet

built

1934–1936

in service from

1943

retired

1961

status

retired

number built

6

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Unknown builder

designer

Edward Thompson

operators

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

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

4-6-2

length

22 m

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