Vincent Raven locos of the N.E.R./LNER

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neildimmer
LNER A3 4-6-2
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Vincent Raven locos of the N.E.R./LNER

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The first London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven for the North Eastern Railway (as NER class 4.6.2). Two were built by the NER in 1922 before the grouping and another three by the LNER in 1924. Their LNER numbers were 2400–2404. All five locomotives were named by the LNER
The NER was the largest and most prosperous of the railway companies that would make up the LNER from 1923 and provided the general manager of the new railway company. However the chief mechanical engineer of the NER, Sir Vincent Raven was at retirement age and the new post was eventually offered to Nigel Gresley of the Great Northern Railway. He had introduced a powerful new A1 Class pacific in April 1922, and Raven was anxious to show that the NER could keep up with the race for increased power. Raven's rival design was authorised at the same time as the introduction of the A1 class publicised in the railway press in July 1922 although the first two examples did not appear from Darlington Railway Works until late December, and only one of them ran before the beginnings of the LNER.

I have added a lot of photos featuring the Raven A2 Pacific

Including this photo of
2402 City of York left hand loco and a few Gresley A1's
https://tinyurl.com/yxmvn93c

Full collection starts here with
2400 City of Newcastle at York
https://tinyurl.com/y6l9jb4u

Neil.

https://tinyurl.com/yxmvn93c
neildimmer
LNER A3 4-6-2
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Re: Vincent Raven locos of the N.E.R./LNER

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The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class Y (LNER Class A7) 4-6-2T tank locomotives were designed whilst Wilson Worsdell was Chief Mechanical Engineer, but none were built until 1910 by which time Vincent Raven had taken over.

8 photos added to this collection including this ex works
69771 Darlington June 1948
https://tinyurl.com/y69ps7dc

Full collection starts here with LNER era
https://tinyurl.com/y6ls5wnh

B.R. era
https://tinyurl.com/y5uj3zn2

Neil.

https://tinyurl.com/y69ps7dc
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