The LNER Encyclopedia

I have started to add a very large collection of photos of Thompsons B1 design

This first collection features the named locos in the LNER era
Including 3 works photos of the first batch of ten which built before the 1946 renumbering with N.E. on the tender

8301 Springbok (works photo later 1000)
https://tinyurl.com/4mb5zzxe
8304 Gazelle (works photo later 1003)
https://tinyurl.com/4sa4mdup
8309 Kudo Darlington works photo May 1944 (later 1008)
https://tinyurl.com/sfwkta3u

1946-1948 LNER era
Start here with
1000 Springbok in green livery Stratford c1947
https://tinyurl.com/p8svttc3
to
1028 Umseke
https://tinyurl.com/z3evh48a
to
1040 Roedeer Stratford c1947
https://tinyurl.com/yd9a4rfw

Neil

https://tinyurl.com/4mb5zzxe

That's a fabulous photograph of Gazelle - showing apple green livery with only NE on the tender, just like the first Thompson L1 was originally outshopped.

I have started to add a very large collection of photos of Thompsons B1 design
This collection features the locos in the LNER era
Including this photo taken at Penistone
1086 Penistone 16th April 1947
https://tinyurl.com/ynnkhej8
And double headers at Aberdeen
1067 + 1134 Aberdeen 25th June 1947
https://tinyurl.com/4w9ty7b7
full collection starts here with this colour photo
1134
https://tinyurl.com/u9mz2p7r
to
1225
https://tinyurl.com/594fr7ub
to
1277
https://tinyurl.com/tkeufm32
to this colour photo of
1299 unknown location with the 'South Yorkshireman'
https://tinyurl.com/b7w2jrjk

Neil
https://tinyurl.com/ynnkhej8