LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley

Sir Nigel Gresley
60007 at the Barrow Hill Roundhouse in April 2009
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Nigel Gresley Builder Doncaster Works Serial number 1863 Build date 30 October 1937
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2  • UIC 2'C1h3 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia. 3 ft 2 in (0.965 m) Driver dia. 6 ft 8 in (2.032 m) Trailing dia. 3 ft 8 in (1.118 m) Boiler pressure 250 psi (1.72 MPa) Cylinders Three Cylinder size 18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm) Loco brake Steam Train brakes LNER/BR: Vacuum Now: Dual air and Vacuum
Performance figures Tractive effort 35,455 lbf (157.7 kN)
Career Operators London & North Eastern Railway British Railways Class A4 Numbers LNER 4498, LNER 7 (from 1946), BR 60007 (from 1948) Official name Sir Nigel Gresley Withdrawn 1 February 1966 Restored 1967 Current owner Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Preservation Trust Disposition Operational, mainline certified

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley is an LNER Class A4 4-6-2 ("Pacific") steam locomotive built at Doncaster Works in 1937 to a design of Sir Nigel Gresley for operation on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). The locomotive holds the post-war speed record for steam locomotives on British Railways. The locomotive was withdrawn from service in 1966 and purchased for preservation the same year; it is one of six A4s to be preserved.