The steam locomotive, travelling from Holyhead to Cardiff, was built to a design of Sir Nigel Gresley in 1937 at Doncaster Works for operation on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).
Sir Nigel Gresley, pictured at his desk in Doncaster ... The 97-tonne engine was built in the LNER works in Doncaster in 1923 and was used to pull a non-stop express service between London ...
LNER and the rail industry welcome new East Coast timetable // Credit: London North Eastern Railway Following the national ...
London North Eastern railway (LNER) has been given approval to operate one of its two trains an hour between the capitals in four hours and eight to ten minutes, stopping only at York and Newcastle.