Herbert Nigel Gresley’s first Pacifics, though notable in their day, were made universally famous by one of their number – 4722 Flying Scotsman. Throughout

Trains & Railways.

Built at Doncaster works in 1923 the Nigel Gresley designed then-A1 class Pacific (4-6-2) first entered service as No 1472. The new locomotive did not receive a

Colin Alexander looks at the interwar period, a high-water mark in industrial design as the benefits of streamlining were realised.