Covid 19
Coronavirus – A Message from the Chairman I hope you all continue to be well in these trying times. With our last members’ meeting taking place on 7 March, shortly
The Next Meeting
DUE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ALL MEETINGS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The current guidance regarding such meetings is as follows:- In line with
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting has been moved to 9 January 2021 . Due to the restrictions imposed by the Covid 19 pandemic it is now
Where is the N2?
N2 Overhaul Update July 2020
The overhaul has now reached a significant stage with the return of the refurbished & retyred wheelsets to Stockton on Tees from the South Devon
N2 Overhaul Update
N2 UPDATE 4 NOV 2019. After stripping of the loco at Weybourne the tender bidders and the boiler inspector were able to make detailed inspections.
The Gresley Society
Sustaining the Legacy
Our purpose is to study and celebrate the life and works of Sir Nigel Gresley in particular, and the works and achievements of the London & North Eastern Railway in general. As a charity we have a remit to educate, and this we do through a programme of meetings and talks, and by erecting memorials of various kinds at appropriate places.
We own and operate the oldest extant Gresley locomotive in the world, Great Northern Railway class N2 number 1744. It acts as a flag-bearer for the Society on many heritage railways.
We were first set up as an unincorporated society in 1963, but in 1998 we established a company limited by guarantee, number 3852084, and we obtained charitable status, as Registered Charity number 1081581. We currently have around 500 members.
We invite you to explore this website, and to join us if you can, to support our work.
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The Gresley Observer
the Society's journal and this covers a wide range of subjects. It is published three times a year.
Members Meetings
are held in the Spring and Autumn, at various locations, when there are illustrated talks often by well known speakers.
The Gresley N2
The Society Owns two examples of Sir Nigel Gresley's designs; an ex-GNR Class N2 0-6-2 tank engine, No.1744, and Ex-LNER pressure ventilated Buffet Lounge Car.
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... in him science is paired with imagination; he was also something of an artist.
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Professor J.L. Stocks
University of Manchester, 20th May, 1936
