Sir Nigel Gresley is not the only famous British railway engineer to have their 150th birthday in 2026. Sir William Arthur Stanier, who oversaw the introduction of many classes of locomotives, units and rolling stock for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), was born in Swindon on 27 May 1876.
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