1950s East Anglia scene showing B17 Class "The Essex Regiment". Railway Art Birthday Card by Railway Artist Malcolm Root FGRA
The B17 Class of three-cylinder 4-6-0 were one of the best of their type in Britain. Designed by the legendary Sir Nigel Gresley for working expresses on routes not suited to his larger pacifics, the class became a familiar sight in Essex and East Anglia especially. Running on the routes from Liverpool Street to Norwich, Cambridge and Lowestoft among others, the class built were known for their speed, comfortable ride and reliability .
>In an expert piece of marketing, the LNER and later BR used locomotives named after local houses, teams or regiments in the vicinity of their namesakes. The locomotive shown is running on an East Anglian express and is equipped with the earlier GER type tender to allow the loco to fit on the older turntables then in use in the area. 61658 was named “The Essex Regiment”
p>Key Product Features- Size: 7" x 5" (177mm x 127mm)
- Well suited to Birthdays and Father's Day
- Envelope included
- Inside left blank for your personal touch.
