Nigel Gresley
Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley (1876–1941) was a British Steam Locomotive and Electric Locomotive Engineer designer from 1911-1941 who worked for the Great Northern Railway from 1911-1923 and the LNER railway from 1923-1941 in the UK. He died in 1941 aged 64 during World War 2 in Europe. Gresley designed various 0-6-0 type locomotives as well as 2-6-0,2-8-0’s and 4-4-0’s 4-6-0’s and 4-6-2’s 4-6-4 as well as a 2-8-2 and 2-6-2 type locomotives. As well as designing a 2-8-0+0-8-2 locomotive and a Bo+Bo (0-4-4-0) electric locomotive . He is also the most famous locomotive engineer designer in Britain but was hated by his rival Edward Thompson (Locomotive Engineer). He also planned the proposed LNER 4-8-2 type locomotive in 1939 but was never built due to the locomotive being too heavy and too big on tight curves.
| GNR/LNER | Wheel Arrangement | Year |
|---|---|---|
| GNR 521 Class 0-6-0 | 0-6-0 Tender Engine | 1911-1922 |
| GNR Class J21 | 0-6-0 Tender Engine | 1912 |
| GNR Class J23 0-6-0 | 0-6-0 Tank Engine | 1913-1939 |
| LNER Class J38 and J39 0-6-0 | 0-6-0 Tender Engine | 1926-1941 |
| GNR Class N2 0-6-2 | 0-6-2 Tank Engine | 1920-1929 |
| GNR/LNER K Class 2-6-0 | 2-6-0 Tender Engine | 1912-1939 |
| GNR/LNER O Class 2-8-0 | 2-8-0 Tender Engine | 1913-1943 |
| LNER Class D49 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 Tender Engine | 1927-1935 |
| LNER Class B17 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 Tender Engine | 1928-1937 |
| LNER Class P1 and P2 2-8-2 | 2-8-2 Tender Engine | 1925-1936 |
| LNER Class V1/V3,V2 and V4 2-6-2 | 2-6-2 Tank Engine and Tender Engines | 1930-1944 |
| GNR/LNER Class A1 and A3 4-6-2 | 4-6-2 Tender engine | 1922-1949 |
| LNER Class A4 4-6-2 | 4-6-2 Tender Engine | 1935-1938 |
| LNER Class U1 2-8-0+0-8-2 | 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garrett | 1925 |
| LNER Class W1 4-6-4 | 4-6-4 Tender Engine | 1929/1936 |
| LNER/BR Class 76 | Bo-Bo (0-4-4-0) Electric Locomotive | 1941-1953 |