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Herbert Nigel Gresley C.B.E., Doncaster Engineer.
1876-1941. Born at Edinburgh. Locomotive and carriage Engineer.
Best-known for -
- Chief Mechanical Engineer of GNR and LNER from 1911-1941.
- Pioneer of articulated coaches, buffet-cars and streamlined locomotives.
- Designer of Great Northern, Flying Scotsman, Cock o' the North and the record breaking Mallard, K3 2-6-0 class, 02 2-8-0 class, B17 (Sandringham) 4-6-0 class for East Anglia and V2 (Green Arrow) 2-6-2 Class, all with three cylinders.
Sources of Information
Chris de Winter Hebron, 50 Famous Railwaymen, 2005