1961 - Thompsons' Folly..
Taken on July 16th 1961
Ex-LNER Gresley/Thompson A1/1 60113 ''Great Northern'' at York station, on an overcast day in July 1961.
This had entered service with the Great Northern Railway in 1922, as the first of the new Gresley pacifics..
It was - controversially - chosen by Thonpson to be completely rebuilt into the first of his new design of pacifics in 1945, and appeared in a unique dark-blue livery with red lining, and short cab. It was soon further modified, with a standard A3 cab, and smoke deflectors as seen here, and remained a unique member of its class.. It was withdrawn in November 1962, and scrapped.
Today (2024) the two centre tracks here have gone, and the remaining ones are electrified..
Restored from an under-exposed original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon
(photo by D C Sanderson)
1961 - Thompsons' Folly..
Taken on July 16th 1961
Ex-LNER Gresley/Thompson A1/1 60113 ''Great Northern'' at York station, on an overcast day in July 1961.
This had entered service with the Great Northern Railway in 1922, as the first of the new Gresley pacifics..
It was - controversially - chosen by Thonpson to be completely rebuilt into the first of his new design of pacifics in 1945, and appeared in a unique dark-blue livery with red lining, and short cab. It was soon further modified, with a standard A3 cab, and smoke deflectors as seen here, and remained a unique member of its class.. It was withdrawn in November 1962, and scrapped.
Today (2024) the two centre tracks here have gone, and the remaining ones are electrified..
Restored from an under-exposed original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon
(photo by D C Sanderson)