Introduced in 1946 and designed by Peppercorn, there were eventually 30 members of the class. The A2 Pacifics were notable - amongst other more technical stuff, no doubt - for their names. Apart from the nameplates recognising the contributions to the LNER by Edward Thompson and Peppercorn, himself, and like the A3s, they were named after racehorses. For me, the A2s got the pick - Steady Aim, Sun Stream, Ocean Swell, Pearl Diver and more. I only got to see 6 examples in total and that included the preserved No. 60532 Blue Peter, perhaps because a good number were Scottish-based. They had all been withdrawn before the end of 1966.
John Dyer photographed No. 60517 Ocean Swell at York in August 1956; No. 60523 Sun Castle, and Nos. 60528 Tudor Minstrel with No. 60522 Straight Deal, all on Doncaster sheds on 30/4/62. No. 60535 Hornet’s Beauty was at Edinburgh Waverley on 30/7/60 and No. 60539 Bronzino was seen both at York on 26/7/60 and Edinburgh on 30/7/60.
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