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The standard LNER corridor coach design was finalised in 1923, using a 60 ft underframe, though some for use on the Great Eastern were on 51 ft underframes. The LNER standard coach was in advance of those of the other three of the Big Four by virtue of the Pullman gangways and buckeye couplers. The wooden teak-panelled body with squared ...
Letters 'X', 'Y', 'Z' were used for a variety of small engine arrangements. The letter 'P' was included in the original list, even though there were no locomotives of the 2-8-2 wheel arrangement until June 1925, because Class P1 was at an advanced stage of design – the order was placed in November 1923.
The LNER was a very industrial company: hauling more than a third of Britain's coal, it derived two thirds of its income from freight. Despite this, the main image presented was one of glamour, of fast trains and sophisticated destinations. Advertising was highly sophisticated and advanced compared with those of its rivals.
In January 2024, LNER announced a simpler fares trial for Newcastle, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh to London Kings Cross, scrapping the super off-peak fares, the regulated fare and a de facto cap on ticket prices, and replacing it with a 70-minute flex, a yield managed advance fare which allows customers to catch a train 70 minutes before or ...
The numbering at this time fully reflected the LNER 1946 renumbering scheme, which had grouped most classes into single number blocks. BR allocated numbers in March 1948 (in the meantime there were a few withdrawals and new construction). Most ex-LNER engines had 60000 added to their numbers, with a few exceptions.
The modifications made by the LNER were relatively standard to most GNR locomotives. These included shorter domes, shorter chimneys, the whistles mounted on the firebox, and Ross pop safety valves in the place of Ramsbottom safety valves. Eventually, all fifteen members received chimneys similar to those on the J6 Class "Knick-Knacks".
By the end of its independent existence the North Eastern Railway had one of the most advanced signal systems of the LNER constituent companies – the Great Central was also well-equipped – and the progressive attitude of the signal engineers continued to make itself felt in the North Eastern Area of the new company.
The Great Northern Railway Class H2 and H3 (classified K1 and K2 by the LNER) was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed-traffic work.. The class was created as a locomotive which could haul heavier goods trains at speeds of up to 40 mph.