Great Northern

Great Northern is an LNER A1 Pacific. He was one of the first Gresley Pacific's to be built. He has also represented three distinct stages in the history of the British 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley. For the Great Northern Railway (GNR), a constituent company of the London and North Eastern Railway before the amalgamation of 1923, for which they became a standard design. Eventually he was completely rebuilt as Class A1/1.

Biography
Great Northern was the first pacific to be built by the Great Northern Railway as a prototype of the new '1470 class'. He was also the only original A1 to not be rebuilt by the LNER as an A3. However he was still renumbered by replacing the first two numerals to '44' making the number 4470. The locomotive was named Great Northern in honour of the GNR (Great Northern Railway). Just after WWII, Great Northern was completely rebuilt by Edward Thompson as his A1/1. During the Mid-to-late 60's. he was finally scrapped.

Personality
Great Northern is kindhearted and gentle, he has a very close relationship with Scotsman and Gordon and acts as a mentor to engines of all shapes and sizes. Although he might be smug or cocky sometimes, he's a very relatable and calm engine.

Spin-Off(s)

 * Origins (only speaks in Scotsman's story)
 * The National Railway Museum

Season 14

 * The World's Fastest Engine
 * Quadruple Header
 * The Great Haul
 * The Pride of the LNER
 * Scotsman's Wish