V2

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V2 is a class of British 2-6-2 steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for mixed-traffic duties on the London and North Eastern Railway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 2-6-2 locomotive ⓘ
steam locomotive class ⓘ
brakeType vacuum brake ⓘ
buildEnd 1944 ⓘ
buildStart 1936 ⓘ
category 2-6-2 locomotives ⓘ
LNER locomotives ⓘ
linked to: LNER Class V2

standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain ⓘ
configuration 2-6-2 tender locomotive ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
cylinderArrangement three-cylinder ⓘ
cylinderCount 3 ⓘ
designedBy Sir Nigel Gresley ⓘ
linked to: Nigel Gresley
designedFor express freight ⓘ
fast passenger trains ⓘ
designer Sir Nigel Gresley ⓘ
linked to: Nigel Gresley
designerRole LNER Chief Mechanical Engineer ⓘ
linked to: Nigel Gresley
fuelType coal ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
historicalEra steam era ⓘ
introduced 1936 ⓘ
nickname Green Arrows ⓘ
notableLocomotive LNER 4771 Green Arrow ⓘ
LNER 60800 Green Arrow ⓘ
numberBuilt 184 ⓘ
operatedBy London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ
operatorAbbreviation LNER ⓘ
operatorAfterGrouping British Railways ⓘ
linked to: British Rail
powerType steam ⓘ
preservedExamples 60800 Green Arrow ⓘ
primaryUse freight services ⓘ
mixed-traffic duties ⓘ
passenger services ⓘ
railwayCompany London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ
railwayNetwork British main line railways ⓘ
railwayRegion LNER Eastern Region ⓘ
regionOfOperation East Coast Main Line ⓘ
relatedClass LNER Class A3 ⓘ
LNER Class A4 ⓘ
successorOperator British Railways Eastern Region ⓘ
trackGauge 1,435 mm ⓘ
UICClassification 1′C1′ h3 ⓘ
usedBy British Railways ⓘ
linked to: British Rail
valveGear Walschaerts ⓘ
wheelArrangement 2-6-2 ⓘ
whyNotable only preserved example is Green Arrow ⓘ

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