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LNER Class A4 and LNER Thompson Class A2/2

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between LNER Class A4 and LNER Thompson Class A2/2

LNER Class A4 vs. LNER Thompson Class A2/2

The Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. The London and North Eastern Railway Class A2/2 was a class of six 4-6-2 steam locomotives rebuilt by Edward Thompson in 1943 and 1944 from his predecessor’s P2 Class of 2-8-2 express passenger locomotives.

Similarities between LNER Class A4 and LNER Thompson Class A2/2

LNER Class A4 and LNER Thompson Class A2/2 have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): British Rail, Doncaster Works, East Coast Main Line, Gresley conjugated valve gear, London and North Eastern Railway, London King's Cross railway station, Nigel Gresley, 4-6-2.

British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

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Doncaster Works

Doncaster railway works is a plant located in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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East Coast Main Line

The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a major railway link between London and Edinburgh via Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle; it is presently electrified along the whole route.

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Gresley conjugated valve gear

The Gresley conjugated valve gear is a valve gear for steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, chief mechanical engineer of the LNER, assisted by Harold Holcroft.

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London and North Eastern Railway

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain.

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London King's Cross railway station

King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a Central London railway terminus on the northern edge of the city.

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Nigel Gresley

Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley (19 June 1876 – 5 April 1941) was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).

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4-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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LNER Class A4 and LNER Thompson Class A2/2 Comparison

LNER Class A4 has 105 relations, while LNER Thompson Class A2/2 has 26. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 6.11% = 8 / (105 + 26).

References

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