Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley (19 June1876 – 5 April1941) was one of Britain's most famous Steam locomotive engineers who worked for the Great Northern Railway company from 1911 to 1922 as locomotive superintendent and for the London and North Eastern Railway company (LNER) from 1923 to 1941 as Chief Mechanical Engineer. He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain including the LNER Class A44-6-2 Pacific engines, one of which, number 4468 Mallard, still holds the record for being the fastest steam locomotive in the world.
Sir Herbert NigelGresley (19 June 1876 – 5 April1941) 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).
He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain including the LNER Class A4 4-6-2Pacific engines, one of which, number 4468 Mallard, still holds the record for being the fastest steam locomotive in the world.
After attending school in Sussex and at Marlborough College, Gresley served his apprenticeship at the Crewe works of the London and North Western Railway, afterwards becoming a pupil under John Aspinall at Horwich on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LandYR).
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