Transport Atlas

How The World Moves
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Figure

Nigel Gresley

Also Known As Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley
Railway Pioneers and Engineers

Nigel Gresley was a British railway engineer who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway. He designed some of Britain's most famous steam locomotives, including the Flying Scotsman. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1876 1
Death Year
1941 1
Nationality
British 1
Connections

Followed By

Hideo Shima, Figures

Invented

Flying Scotsman, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: Nigel Gresley

Preceded By

Matthias Baldwin, Figures
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Nigel Gresley
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    He was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific engines.
  • Lead section (full name and title)
    Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley (19 June 1876
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.