To be named Highlander, No.3403, will be the third LNER V4 Class locomotive, Sir Nigel Gresley’s last design, and will be adapted to run on today’s railway. Original drawings have been scanned to enable 3D computer aided design to start, and the trust has started to acquire materials for the project which will be officially launched in 2023.

The London and North Eastern Railway Class V4 was a class of 2-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for mixed-traffic use. It was Gresley's last design for the LNER before he died in 1941. The V4s had similarities in their appearance and …

A versatile and economic locomotive, No. 3403 Highlander, will be the third LNER V4 Class locomotive and will be adapted to run on today’s railway. No. 3403 Highlander will benefit from: Original drawings have been scanned to enable 3D computer aided design to start, and the Trust has started to acquire materials for the project.

We are pleased to announce that the first components have been acquired for the Trust's third new steam locomotive – Gresley class V4 No. 3403. The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) class V4 was a class of 2-6-2 steam locomotive designed …

In January 2018 the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust announced that they had acquired the first components of as part of plan to build a new V4 class locomotive. The locomotive will not be built until the P2 class 2007 Prince of Wales has been completed.

In late-October 2022, it was announced that the No. 3403 will be named 'Highlander', possibly to reflect on their Scottish history. While the chimney and tyres (the later from the failed previous V4 build) exist, an exact date for construction on No. 3403 'Highlander' is …

2022年10月28日 · A versatile and economic locomotive, No.3403 Highlander, will be the third LNER V4 Class locomotive, Sir Nigel Gresley’s last design, and will be adapted to run on today’s railway.

2021年2月11日 · The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has announced that document management company, Cleardata, has started to scan in the 366 original Doncaster Works drawings which will allow LNER V4 No. 3403 to be constructed. Alongside this news, the trust has also confirmed that it has made progress on the pre-launch phase of the new project.

• Sign-off of the high-level specification for No. 3403 - although just two in number, the class V4s were very successful in traffic with no known design and development problems. • Acquisition of 366 original Gresley class V4 drawings - Graham Nicholas catalogued these drawings in advance of their scanning into the Trust’s CAD system.

2022年10月27日 · No. 3403 Highlander will be able to travel almost anywhere on the mainline network and will be adapted to run on the modern railways of today. The locomotive is set to benefit from: The project is set to be officially launched with a Founders Club in Spring / Summer 2023. More details of which will be announced soon. An inspirational choice.