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"Sir Nigel Gresley statue planned for King’s Cross"
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Posted 10 years ago #
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So why London and not Edinburgh then? Or Darlington?
Posted 10 years ago # -
Do you mean Doncaster?
I would hope there is one there (well a plaque at least).
Is there one in Dublin Street?
KGX - well it's lundun init?
Posted 10 years ago # -
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A memorial plaque to Gresley's achievements was unveiled at Edinburgh Waverley railway station in 2001. It was created by the Gresley Society and incorporates line drawings of his "Flying Scotsman" and "Mallard" locomotives."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Gresley#Memorials
Don't know where.
Posted 10 years ago # -
There's a Gresley plaque in Waverley I think.
LNER had a big works in Darlington. Doncaster good too.
Posted 10 years ago # -
The plaque is inside the old ticket hall, on the wall above the entrance into the East Coast ticket office. (If my memory serves me correctly)
Posted 10 years ago # -
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Doncaster’s first public square has been formally named ‘Sir Nigel Gresley Square’. The name honours the legendary locomotive engineer Sir Nigel Gresley who designed and oversaw the creation of world famous locomotives like the Mallard and the Flying Scotsman in the town.
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Posted 10 years ago # -
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A statue of railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley has been unveiled at King's Cross station - with the notable absence of a duck to keep him company.
A mallard was originally included as Sir Nigel liked breeding water fowl and locomotives he designed, including Mallard, were named after birds.
But the Gresley Society Trust changed the design because two of his grandsons thought the duck was "demeaning".
It has not been reinstated and three trust members resigned.
Posted 9 years ago # -
But the Gresley Society Trust changed the design because two of his grandsons thought the duck was "demeaning".
Fixed that for you.
But the Gresley Society Trust changed the design because two of his grandsons thought that people wouldn't understand the relevance of the duck and think it was bizarre and out of place and be all over Twitter saying so.
Posted 9 years ago # -
"locomotives he designed, including Mallard, were named after birds"
Most A4s -
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_A4#Locomotive_data
Others named after racehorses (Doncaster connection) -
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LNER_Class_A1/A3_locomotives
Posted 9 years ago #
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