R3977 Thompson Class A2/2 4-6-2 'Earl Marischal' BR Green Late Crest 60502 Steam Locomotive option-set-085 Parcels Red

Parcels Red

Parts to build five complete tanks:

skew-wound motor and silky-smooth drive

BR 12T Pipe Wagon BR Bauxite (TOPS)

R3977 Thompson Class A2/2 4-6-2 'Earl Marischal' BR Green Late Crest 60502 Steam Locomotive option-set-085 Parcels RedUpon becoming Chief Mechanical Engineer of the LNER, Thompson sought to create an unstreamlined, mixed traffic version of Gresley's A4 Pacific locomotives. Being unable to secure permission to construct new locomotives, Thompson decided to rebuild the 2 8 2 P2 Class locomotives as the new A2 2 Class. Thompson advocated divided drive, a system in which the middle cylinder drove the forward two of the six driving wheels whilst the outside cylinders