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 www.lner.info/... ;
Picture of Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley - Wikipedia Commons en.wikipedia.o... ;
Picture of 4470 'Great Northern' as rebuilt - LNER Encyclopedia www.lner.info/... ;
Picture of 500 'Edward Thompson' - Hornby Railways uk.hornby.com/... ;
Picture of 514 'Chamossaire' - Hornby Railways uk.hornby.com/... ;
Picture of 60512 'Steady Aim' - uk.hornby.com/... ;
Picture of 605 'Sun Castle' - uk.hornby.com/... ;
Picture of Arthur Henry Peppercorn - The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust www.a1steam.co...
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.
LINKS
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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
TH-cam Audio Library - The Messenger - Silent Partner • The Messenger - Silent...
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