LNER Gresley A1 pacific 2547, depicted here on the turntable at Grantham mpd, emerged from The Plant in August 1924 but wasn't named Doncaster until March 1926 which narrows the date of this beautiful portrait down to a time frame of only 19 months. According to Yeadon's Register the loco was named after the 1873 Derby winner owned by a Mr. J. Merry. No. 2547 was subsequently enhanced, reclassified as an A3 and received the BR number 60048 surviving into her 39th year of service. Withdrawal came whilst allocated to 34F Grantham in April 1963. [Mike Morant collection]
LNER, Gresley A1 pacific no. 2547 is depicted here in profile whilst being turned at Grantham shed with the station in the background. 2547 had entered revenue earning service on 30/8/1924 but wouldn't be named Doncaster until March 1926. The loco's name, incidentally, doesn't refer to the location but to the horse that won the 1873 Derby at Epsom. [Mike Morant collection]
LNER Gresley A1 pacific no. 2549 Persimmon near Stevenage in 1926. Persimmon entered service in October 1924 and received its name a year thereafter. Under BR ownership no. 2549 became 60050 and ended its days as a New England engine in June 1963.
![LNER Gresley A1 pacific 2547, depicted here on the turntable at Grantham mpd, emerged from The Plant in August 1924 but wasn't named Doncaster until March 1926 which narrows the date of this beautiful portrait down to a time frame of only 19 months.
According to Yeadon's Register the loco was named after the 1873 Derby winner owned by a Mr. J. Merry.
No. 2547 was subsequently enhanced, reclassified as an A3 and received the BR number 60048 surviving into her 39th year of service. Withdrawal came whilst allocated to 34F Grantham in April 1963.
[Mike Morant collection]](https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/img/spacer.gif)