The Raven/Gresley A8 Pacific Tank Locomotives
The Raven/Gresley A8 Pacific Tank Locomotives. The A8s were rebuilt from Raven''s H1 444T Class, by Gresley between 1931 and 1936. During the mid1920s, A5 462Ts were ordered for the North East Area to work alongside the H1s. It quickly became apparent that the A5s had better adhesion due to its sixcoupled driving wheels. Hence in 1931, H1 No. 2162 was rebuilt as a 462T and given the A8 ...