Rail bosses... let's make big sign, set in concert to celebrate the opening of the station between two great cities of the UK... Planning, ok then we can put seats and a lamppost to cover up the important bits of information 😁
On 5th April 1941 Sir Nigel Gresley, the first Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London & North Eastern Railway, died in office in Hertfordshire at the young age of 64. Sir Gresley is probably most famous for designing his class A1/A3 Pacifics.
LNER A4 Pacific 'Sir Nigel Gresley" at Ferryhill in 1959/60. Used for hauling the Aberdeen-Glasgow Express until withdrawn in 1966 and stored at Ferryhill until the loco was moved south for preservation
I'm a fan of museums loaning out and moving collection objects to be displayed & interpreted in relevant places, so @railwaymuseum sending Green Arrow & 251 to Doncaster's new museum (they were built in the town) feels pretty decent https://t.co/9eiLds5ORf
Here is a bit of train playing in Doncaster yesterday from one of our latest loan moves. It is now part of the Danum Gallery and Museum, It will also include artefacts from the Doncaster Grammar School Railway Collection.
For years, thanks to W.Heath Robinson, I believed that this was how Brunel and the Cornwall Railway (GWR) erected the Royal Albert Bridge. I’ve also always called it the Saltash Bridge, because names stick when you’re seven. #TheArchitectureTheRailwaysBuilt