LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:boilerPressure 250 psi
gptkbp:buildPeriod 1935–1938
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Darlington_Works
gptkb:Doncaster_Works
gptkbp:category gptkb:LNER_locomotives
British express passenger locomotives
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Sir_Nigel_Gresley
gptkbp:fuelType gptkb:coal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific
gptkbp:introduced 1935
gptkbp:length 70 ft 0.25 in (21.34 m)
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 126 mph (203 km/h)
gptkbp:nickname Streaks
gptkbp:notableFeature streamlined design
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkb:Mallard
gptkb:Sir_Nigel_Gresley
gptkb:Bittern
gptkbp:notableRoute London to Edinburgh
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 3
18.5 in × 26 in
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:London_and_North_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:operatorAfterNationalisation gptkb:British_Railways
gptkbp:powers steam
gptkbp:preservedIn East Lancashire Railway (Union of South Africa)
Locomotion Museum (Bittern)
National Railway Museum (Mallard)
North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Sir Nigel Gresley)
National Railway Museum Shildon (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
National Railway Museum Shildon (Dominion of Canada)
gptkbp:preservedUnits 6
gptkbp:recordedAt Mallard holds world speed record for steam locomotives
gptkbp:retired 1966
gptkbp:tenderType corridor tender
gptkbp:totalProduced 35
gptkbp:UICClassification 2'C1' h3
gptkbp:usedFor express passenger trains
gptkbp:weight 165 tons (locomotive and tender)
gptkbp:wheelArrangement 4-6-2
gptkbp:withdrawn 1966
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spencer_(Thomas_&_Friends,_US/Canada_dub)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7