Carriage & Wagon Superintendent, Great Northern Railway 1905 -
1911 Locomotive Engineer, Great Northern Railway 1911 - 1922
Chief Mechanical Engineer, London & North Eastern Railway 1923 -
1941 President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1936/37 Sir
Nigel Gresley was one of the leading British locomotive
designers of the age of steam. A mechanical engineer of great
skill, he also had the imagination and boldness to innovate, a
flair to organise and to lead, an artist’s eye for line and
proportion, and a touch of showmanship. He first made his mark
designing carriages for the Great Northern Railway. His designs
were stylish and modern, and when in 1911 the post of Locomotive
Superintendent fell vacant Gresley, though still quite young for
so senior a post, was appointed. He was now in charge of the
running, repair and maintenance of all of the railway’s
locomotives and rolling stock, and of all new design. He
produced a range of successful, modern locomotives. The most
impressive was the massive, graceful ‘