Those Great Locomotives - Thompson A2/3

Ungainly machines made to overthrow the Gresley regime? Or everyday workhorses with a passenger look? Today, on the very first episode of "Those Great Locomotives", we shall take a closer look at the London & North Eastern Railway class A2/3. The LNER's certified L O N G lads. SOURCES AND CREDIT Picture of Edward Thompson - LNER Encyclopedia https://www.lner.info/eng/thompson.php ; Picture of Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley - Wikipedia Commons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_G... ; Picture of 4470 'Great Northern' as rebuilt - LNER Encyclopedia https://www.lner.info/locos/A/a1_1.php ; Picture of 500 'Edward Thompson' - Hornby Railways https://uk.hornby.com/products/lner-t... ; Picture of 514 'Chamossaire' - Hornby Railways https://uk.hornby.com/products/lner-t... ; Picture of 60512 'Steady Aim' - https://uk.hornby.com/products/br-tho... ; Picture of 605 'Sun Castle' - https://uk.hornby.com/products/br-tho... ; Picture of Arthur Henry Peppercorn - The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust https://www.a1steam.com/arthur-pepper... External offline sources used: 'British Steam Nostalgia' by Colin Garratt, published by Patrick Stephens Limited; 'British Locomotive Classes' by Michael Harris, published by Ian Allan Ltd; 'Steam Finale Scotland' by Brian J. Dickson, published by Ian Allan Publishing; 'The Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain' by H. C. Casserley, published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. LINKS Discord server -   / discord   Outro music: Kevin MacLeod - Fiddles McGinty Other music used: Chris Sawyer's Locomotion - Chugging Along Chris Sawyer's Locomotion - Setting Off YouTube Audio Library - The Messenger - Silent Partner    • The Messenger – Silent Partner (No Copyrig...   Channel icon by -   / shirahoshid   2D avatar by -   / inksilvery   #LNER