GNR Class A1 1470 Great Northern

Great Northern, Great Northern Railway number 1470, was the first of the 52 Class A1 locomotives and the first 4-6-2 Pacific built by the Great Northern Railway, as the prototype of the new 1470 class designed by Nigel Gresley. It was the only original A1 that the London and North Eastern Railway did not rebuild as an A3. The London and North Eastern Railway added 3000 to its number to make it 4470, and the engine was named Great Northern in honour of the company. It first carried GNR apple green with brown framing, was repainted in LNER apple green in October 1923 with the number 1470N on the tender, was renumbered 4470 in March 1925, and was repainted plain black in February 1942. Shortly after the Second World War it was completely rebuilt by Edward Thompson as his Class A1/1. Hornby and L. H. Loveless have both made model versions.