Those Great Locomotives - Thompson A2/3

Ungainly machines made to overthrow the Gresley regime? Or everyday workhorses with a passenger look? Today, on the very first episode of "Those Great Locomotives", we shall take a closer look at the London & North Eastern Railway class A2/3. The LNER's certified L O N G lads.

SOURCES AND CREDIT

Picture of Edward Thompson - LNER Encyclopedia https://www.lner.info/eng/thompson.php ;
Picture of Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley - Wikipedia Commons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_G... ;
Picture of 4470 'Great Northern' as rebuilt - LNER Encyclopedia https://www.lner.info/locos/A/a1_1.php ;
Picture of 500 'Edward Thompson' - Hornby Railways https://uk.hornby.com/products/lner-t... ;
Picture of 514 'Chamossaire' - Hornby Railways https://uk.hornby.com/products/lner-t... ;
Picture of 60512 'Steady Aim' - https://uk.hornby.com/products/br-tho... ;
Picture of 605 'Sun Castle' - https://uk.hornby.com/products/br-tho... ;
Picture of Arthur Henry Peppercorn - The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust https://www.a1steam.com/arthur-pepper...

External offline sources used:
'British Steam Nostalgia' by Colin Garratt, published by Patrick Stephens Limited;
'British Locomotive Classes' by Michael Harris, published by Ian Allan Ltd;
'Steam Finale Scotland' by Brian J. Dickson, published by Ian Allan Publishing;
'The Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain' by H. C. Casserley, published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.



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Outro music: Kevin MacLeod - Fiddles McGinty

Other music used:
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion - Chugging Along
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion - Setting Off
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