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HOR R3114 BR 4-6-0 Thompson B1 Antelope Class - Late BR, 61270 The first and most successful locomotive Edward Thompson designed was the B1 Class, a 4-6-0 configured locomotive for mixed traffic. The first 40 of the Class were named after different types of antelope. The sixth locomotive No. 1005 was named ‘Bongo’ which quickly became the nickname of the whole Class. A further 19 of the Class were named after various directors of the LNER.
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