LNER THOMPSON CLASS B1

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) 'Thompson Class B1' is a class of steam locomotive designed for medium mixed traffic work. It was designed by Edward Thompson.

Contents

Overview

Names

Preservation

References

External links

Overview

It was the LNER's equivalent to the highly successful GWR Hall Class and the LMS Stanier Black Five, a two-cylinder mixed traffic 4-6-0. Introduced in 1942, the first 8301, was named ''Springbok'' in honour of a visit by Jan Smuts. Some more were named after antelopes and the like, and they became known as bongos after 8306 ''Bongo''. 274 were built by the LNER. 136 were built by British Railways after nationalisation in 1948. The total number in stock at any one time however was only 409 as 61057 crashed in 1950 and was scrapped.
Apart from 61057, the rest were withdrawn between 1961 and 1967.

Names

:''Note this does not include all engines

Number			Name	Notes
LNER	LNER 1946	BR
8301	1000	61000	''Springbok''
8302	1001	61001	''Eland''
8303	1002	61002	''Impala''
8304	1003	61003	''Gazelle''
8305	1004	61004	''Oryx''
8306	1005	61005	''Bongo''
8307	1006	61006	''Blackbuck''
8308	1007	61007	''Klipspringer''
8309	1008	61008	''Kudu''
8310	1009	61009	''Hartebeeste''
-	1010	61010	''Wildebeeste''
-	1011	61011	''Waterbuck''
-	1012	61012	''Puku''
-	1013	61013	''Topi''
-	1014	61014	''Oribi''
-	1015	61015	''Duiker''
-	1016	61016	''Inyala''
-	1017	61017	''Bushbuck''
-	1018	61018	''Gnu''
-	1019	61019	''Nilghai''
-	1020	61020	''Gemsbok''
-	1021	61021	''Reitbok''
-	1022	61022	''Sassaby''
-	1023	61023	''Hirola''
-	1024	61024	''Addax''
-	1025	61025	''Pallah''
-	1026	61026	''Ourebi''
-	1027	61027	''Madoqua''
-	1028	61028	''Umseke''
-	1029	61029	''Chamois''
-	1030	61030	''Nyala''
-	1031	61031	''Reedbuck''
-	1032	61032	''Stembok''
-	1033	61033	''Dibatag''
-	1034	61034	''Chiru''
-	1035	61035	''Pronghorn''
-	1036	61036	''Ralph Assheton''
-	1037	61037	''Jairou''
-	1038	61038	''Blacktail''
-	1039	61039	''Steinbok''
-	1040	61040	''Roedeer''
-	1089	61189	''Sir William Gray''
-	1215	61215	''William Henton Carver''
-	1221	61221	''Sir Alexander Erskine-Hill''
-	1237	61237	''Geoffrey H. Kitson''
-	1238	61238	''Leslie Runciman''
-	1240	61240	''Harry Hinchliffe''
-	1241	61241	''Viscount Ridley''
-	1242	61242	''Alexander Reith Gray''
-	1243	61243	''Sir Harold Mitchell''
-	1244	61244	''Strang Steel''
-	1245	61245	''Murray of Elibank''
-	1246	61246	''Lord Balfour of Burleigh''
-	1247	61247	''Lord Burghley''
-	1248	61248	''Geoffrey Gibbs''
-	1249	61249	''Fitzherbert Wright''
-	1250	61250	''A. Harold Bibby''
-	1251	61251	''Oliver Bury''
-	-	61379	''Mayflower''	Name carried by preserved 1306.]]

Preservation

Two have been preserved, (6)1264 and 61306 though the latter is in inauthentic apple green livery and named ''Mayflower'', a name it never carried in service, though scrapped sister engine 61379 was so named.

References

★ ''Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives. Volume 6 Thompson B1 Class''

External links

★ LNER encyclopedia

★ Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust (owners of (6)1264)

★ 1306 Mayflower (owners of (6)1306)