62K views · 741 reactions | This was the view from the driver's cab this morning as the London North Eastern Railway 4.40am from #York made history at #LondonKingsCross as it became the first passenger train to use the new third tunnel. Read more here: https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2021-04-26/train-from-york-marks-historic-moment-at-london-kings-cross-station (Footage from LNER) | ITV Tyne Tees | Facebook

The LNER Class P2 – Britain’s Mighty 2-8-2 Giants! 💨 Few locomotives have ever looked as powerful—or as purposeful—as the LNER Class P2. Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley in the 1930s, these incredible 2-8-2 “Mikado” locomotives were built to conquer one of the toughest main lines in Britain: the winding, steeply graded route between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. With their muscular frames, long boilers, and unmistakable front ends, the P2s were the largest and most powerful express passenger steam locom

🚂 The Legendary LNER A1 Peppercorn Class 🚂 Built in the late 1940s, the A1 Peppercorn Class Pacifics were among the last great steam locomotives of the LNER, designed to haul express passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line. With their immense power, elegance, and reliability, they became icons of post-war British steam. Sadly, every original A1 was scrapped by the 1960s… but the story didn’t end there. In 2008, history was reborn with the completion of 60163 Tornado, the first brand-new m