The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Thompson Class B1 is a class of steam locomotive designed by Edward Thompson for medium mixed traffic work. [1] It was the …

The first B1, No. 8310 Springbok was completed in December 1942, and entered traffic on the 19th. The next locomotive would not be completed until June 1943, and the last locomotive of …

The Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust operates and maintains ex-LNER class B1 4-6-0 no. 61264. Following her rescue from the scrapyard in 1976, B1 61264 returned to steam in 1997 after a …

The LNER Thompson Class B1 is a class of 4-6-0 mixed-traffic steam locomotives designed by Edward Thompson, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway …

Today, we're spotlighting the L.N.E.R Thompson B1 steam locomotive, a British railway icon from the 1940s. Ever wondered if the Thompson B1 was the best LNER 4-6-0 locomotive?

The London and North Eastern Railway’s Class B1 was designed for medium mixed traffic work by Edward Thompson. It was the LNER's equivalent to the GWR Hall Class and the LMS …

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

LNER Thompson Class B1 No. 61306 Mayflower is a 4-6-0 steam locomotive built in 1948 at the North British Locomotive Company to a design by Edward Thompson.

High on Thompson’s standardisation plan, was a mixed traffic 4-6-0 type. Initially designated as class B, they had been reclassified to class B1 by the time the first locomotive 8301 Springbok …

The Thompson era witnessed the development and introduction of a range of LNER standard designs, and in the general purpose category, the two-cylinder 4-6-0 of the "Ante lope" or B1 …