Alice

Alice is a GNR C1 Atlantic!

Technical Details:
Alice is based on the Great Northern Railway's C1 Class of 4-4-2 Atlantics. Designed by Henry Ivatt, 2 variations of the class were produced. A small-boilered variant, of which 22 were built between 1898 and 1903 (Reclassified as C2's by the LNER following the grouping of 1923), and A large-boilered variant (which kept the C1 Classification), of which 94 were built between 1902-1910. All of them were constructed at the LNER's works in Doncaster. Withdrawals began as early as 1924 (For the large-boilered variants) and 1935 (for the small boilered variants.) with the introduction of the larger A1 and A3 Class Pacifics, which superseded the C1's on heavier trains. The last of the small-boilered locomotives were retired by 1946 .17 of the large-boilered locomotives managed to survive into BR Ownership, but would be retired by early 1950. Thankfully, 2 C1's, one small-boilered and one large-boilered variant, have managed to survive into preservation. The small-boilered survivor is #990, "Henry Oakley", and the large-boilered survivor is the class pioneer, #251. Stephen is another member of this class!

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