The London, Midland and Scottish Railway were pioneers in the field of applying diesel traction on Britain's railways. Their big mainline diesel, no.10000, later classified as D16/1, laid the groundwork for every mainline diesel the UK has ever seen. But, being the first is one thing. Being the best, is another...
SOURCES & CREDIT:
Picture of 37 264 on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Own Work
Picture of Class 66 no.653-10 at Rotterdam Harbour - Own Work
Picture of 10000 on a Midland Mainline express - Wiki Commons / Ben Brooksbank - CC BY-SA 2.0
Picture of GWR Gas Turbine 18000 - Wiki Commons / Hugh Llewelyn - CC BY-SA 2.0
Picture of NS Class 09 no.512 - Own Work
Picture of NS Class 09 no.660 - Own Work
Picture of 10000 fresh from Derby Works - scan from 'The Great Book Of Trains'
Footage of 10000 and 5256 at London Euston - British Transport Commission
Picture of 10000 on a Midland Mainline freight train - Wiki Commons / Ben Brooksbank - CC BY-SA 2.0
Picture of 45265 'Sir William A. Stanier F.R.S.' at Edinburgh St. Margret - scan from 'Steam Finale Scotland'
Picture of Bulleid diesel D16/2 no.10201 on a freight - Wiki Commons / Ben Brooksbank - CC BY-SA 2.0
Picture of EE Type 4 on the Merseyside Express at Crewe - Wiki Commons / Ben Brooksbank - CC BY-SA 2.0
Picture of 10000 in BR green (also used as the thumbnail) - Wiki Commons / Keith Holford Archive - CC BY-SA 4.0
Picture of 10000, 10202 and unidentified Sulzer Type 4s - Wiki Commons / Phil Sangwell - CC BY 2.0
Portrait of George Henry Ivatt - National Portrait Gallery - CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Remaining images not mentioned or marked with distinction of ownership are in the Public Domain.
Website sources:
lms10000.co.uk/
www.npg.org.uk...
commons.wikime...
commons.wikime...
Literary sources:
'The Great Book Of Trains' by Brian Hollingsworth & Arthur Cook, published by Salamander Books Ltd
'Steam Finale Scotland' by Brian J. Dickson, published by Ian Allan Publishing
Charles Edward Fairburn's Obituary - journals.sagep...
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