Great Northern Locomotive History – Volume 3A

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Great Northern Locomotive History - Volume 3A

Great Northern Locomotive History – Volume 3A

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This major four volume work covers the complete story of the Great Northern Railway, Doncaster Works and its locomotives, from earliest days to The Grouping. Each class is covered from all six designers – Cubitt, Bury, Sturrock, Stirling, Ivatt and Gresley. 1,553 Doncaster built engines are covered, plus those bought in. Their robust design was demonstrated by almost half of the GN stock passed to the LNER at Grouping surviving into British Railway ownership 25 years later.
The GNR was formed in 1847 and has always been in the forefront of locomotive interest. This series is the result of ten years research of official records by the late Norman Groves and is now the definitive work on the subject.
Volume 3A 1896-1911 Ivatt
Henry Ivatt was faced with a major challenge when he succeeded Patrick Stirling as Locomotive Engineer in 1896. Much increased train weights had led to late running expresses and expensive double-heading of both these and mineral workings. London suburban trains needed more capacity. With no available completed designs, the sensational and little-known purchase of American 2-6-0s was first adopted whilst Ivatt developed his plans. He designed a fleet of fourteen classes totalling 767 locomotives over a period of fifteen years which revolutionised operations. Most memorable were undoubtedly the first British 4-4-2 Atlantic designs.

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