Sir Nigel Gresley CBE
(1876-1941)

Sir Nigel Gresley 1876–1941 Locomotive Engineer had his office in this station 1923-1941

West Offices, King’s Cross Station, NW1, London, United Kingdom where they was

Sir Nigel Gresley 1876-1941 pioneering railway engineer designed the Mallard and Flying Scotsman steam locomotives. Advanced the modernisation of Britain's railway network. Spent his childhood at this refectory.

Old Rectory, Ashby Road, Netherseal, United Kingdom where they lived

In Memory of The Life and Work of Sir Nigel Gresley 1876-1941 Born in this City Chief Mechanical Engineer, 1923-1941 London & North Eastern Railway

Waverley Station, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where they was born near (1876)

Sir Nigel Gresley (1876-1941) Locomotive engineer and designer of the Flying Scotsman and Mallard. While working for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in Blackpool, he married Ethel Fullagar of St Anne's at the parish church 1901.

St Annes Station, Lytham St Annes, United Kingdom where they married (1901)

Sir Nigel Gresley 1876 - 1941 Chief Mechanical Engineer, 1911 - 1923 Great Northern Railway, 1923 - 1941 London & North Eastern Railway. Based in an office at this station, he designed powerful, elegant and fast locomotives including the world famous "Flying Scotsman" and "Mallard", the fastest steam locomotive in the world. His streamlined trains departed from this station. They set new standards of comfort, speed and safety, and were the first truly high speed trains. Sculptor: Hazel Reeves FRSA Placed by the Gresley Society Trust on 5th April 2016, The 75th Anniversary of his death. www.gresley.org

London King's Cross Station, London, United Kingdom where they based in an office at this station (1911-1940)

Herbert Nigel Gresley 1876 - 1941 World renowned designer of steam locomotives including Flying Scotsman & Mallard was born here 19 June 1876

32 Dublin Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where they was born (1876)

Sir Nigel Gresley 1876-1941 Sir Nigel Gresley lived in Hadley Wood in 1923-29 and used this station daily. He designed powerful, elegant and fast locomotives, including the world-famous Flying Scotsman and Mallard, which still holds the world speed record for steam locomotives. They were the first truly high speed trains.

Hadley Wood Railway Station, Crescent West, Hadley Wood, London, United Kingdom where they was