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John G. Robinson's finest locomotive. Whether you call them 11Fs, D11s, "Improved Directors" or "Large Directors", they were the best of the best, powering over the Great Central Railway's London extension. And, when modified, proved excellent additions to the ageing North British fleet too!
SOURCES & CREDIT
Picture of A4 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' - Gavin Cameron / Wikipedia Commons: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Cl...
Route map of the Great Central Railway - Cnbrb / Wikipedia Commons
Picture of Great Central class 11B - Wikipedia Commons: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCR_Cla...
Picture of Sir Nigel Gresley (old) - Wikipedia Commons: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_G...
Picture of Nigel Gresley (young) - P2 Steam Locomotive Company: www.p2steam.com/wp-content/up...
Picture of Great Central class 8B - Ben Brooksbank / Wikipedia Commons: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCR_Cla...
Picture of Great Central No430 'Purdon Viccars' - Imperial War Museums: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCR_Cla...
Picture of LNER class D49 No246 'Morayshire' - Our Phellap / Wikipedia Commons: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Cl...
Picture of the Franco-Italian Crosti boilered locomotive - Harlock81 / Wikipedia Commons: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-...
Picture of LNER class B17 No2842 'Kilverstone Hall' - Walter Dendy / Wikipedia Commons: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Cl...
Picture of Butler Henderson (video) - Tony Hisgett / Wikipedia Commons: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca...
Picture of Bulter Henderson (thumbnail) - Hugh Llewelyn / Wikipedia Commons: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:...
Picture of LNER class B1 1264 at Whitby station - Own work
Picture of LNER class V2 4771 'Green Arrow' - Own work
Picture of Great Central 11A - Malcolm Peirson / LNER Encyclopedia
Picture of Great Central 8C - Malcolm Peirson / LNER Encyclopedia
Picture of 11F No506 'Bulter Henderson' at Gorton in 1920 - Malcolm Peirson / LNER Encyclopedia
Picture of Harry Pollitt - LNER Encyclopedia
Picture of John George Robinson - LNER Encyclopedia
Picture and technical drawings of Great Central class 11E - Railway Mechanical Engineer volume XC, 1916
Picture of double-heading D11/2s - LNER Encyclopedia
Picture of LNER D11/2 No6386 - Neil Ellison / LNER Encyclopedia
Picture of LNER D30 'Superheated Scott' No9497 - LNER Encyclopedia
Website sources:
www.lner.info/locos/B/b1b18.php
www.lner.info/eng/pollitt.php
www.lner.info/locos/D/d30.php
www.lner.info/locos/D/d11.php
www.lner.info/locos/C/c4.php
www.lner.info/eng/robinson.php
www.lner.info/locos/D/d9.php
www.lner.info/locos/D/d10.php
www.p2steam.com/nigel-gresley/
railuk.info/steam/getsteamcla...
railuk.info/steam/getsteamcla...
web.archive.org/web/200502090...
www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...
archive.org/details/railwayme...
www.steamlocomotive.com/locob...
Book sources:
'50 Famous British Locomotives' by Peter Herring, published by David & Charles
'Steam Finale Scotland' by Brian J. Dickson, published by Ian Allan
'British Steam Nostalgia' by Colin Garratt, published by Patrick Stephens Limited
Video/Film sources:
'London & North Eastern Railway Steam' by Castle Communications
'Express Locomotives Of The London & North Eastern Railway' by Castle Communications
LINKS
Discord server - / discord
Twitter - / teawithcaramel1
Outro music: Kevin MacLeod - Fiddles McGinty
Other music used:
Kevin MacLeod - Achaidh Cleide
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion OST - Settin' Off!
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion - Chugging Along
U.S. Marine Band - With Shot and Shell
Darktown Strutters Ball - E's Jammy's Jams
Channel icon by - / shirahoshid
2D avatar by - / inksilvery
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