LNER Class A4

GPTKB entity

Statements (76)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Black_Five
gptkbp:alternativeName LMS_Stanier_Class_5_4-6-0
gptkbp:boilerPressure 225 psi
250 psi
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Doncaster_Works
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1934–1951
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Nigel_Gresley
gptkbp:designer gptkb:William_Stanier
gptkbp:firstRun 1934
gptkbp:fuelType gptkb:coal
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:introduced 1935
gptkbp:length 63 ft 6 in
70 ft 0.25 in
gptkbp:livery black
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Black_Five
Streaks
gptkbp:notableFeature versatility
reliability
large production run
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Silver_Jubilee
gptkb:The_Flying_Scotsman
gptkb:The_Coronation
gptkb:The_Talisman
The Elizabethan
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkb:Mallard
gptkb:Dominion_of_Canada
gptkb:Sir_Nigel_Gresley
gptkb:Bittern
gptkbp:notablePreservedLocomotive No. 44767
No. 44871
No. 44932
No. 45407
gptkbp:number LMS 5000–5499, 4800–4999; BR 44658–45499, 44700–44999, 45000–45499, 4657–5499
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 2
3
18.5 in × 26 in
18.5 in × 28 in
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:London_and_North_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:operator gptkb:British_Railways
gptkb:London,_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway
gptkbp:powers steam
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:LMS_Hughes_Crab
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:preservedUnits 18
6
gptkbp:recordedAt 126 mph
3 July 1938
fastest steam locomotive in the world
gptkbp:retired 1966
gptkbp:rival gptkb:LMS_Coronation_Class
gptkbp:setWorldRecord gptkb:Mallard
gptkbp:streamlined yes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Railways
gptkb:BR_Standard_Class_5
gptkbp:totalProduced 35
842
gptkbp:tractiveEffort 35,455 lbf
25,455 lbf
gptkbp:UICClassification 2′C1′ h3
gptkbp:usedFor express passenger trains
mixed traffic
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:East_Coast_Main_Line
gptkbp:weight 165 long tons
gptkbp:wheelArrangement 4-6-0
4-6-2
gptkbp:withdrawn 1966
1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vulcan_Foundry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5