The LNER Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. Their streamlined design gave them high-speed capability as well as making them instantly recognisable, and one of the class, 4468 Mallard, holds the record as the world's fastest steam locomotive.

The LNER's Express Pacific designs were probably the most famous of the LNER locomotives. And of these Pacifics, the A4 is probably the most famous of all. Its distinctive streamlined casing has come to be a symbol of 1930s luxury and fascination with speed. Even today, it is an A4 which holds the world speed record for a steam locomotive.

2025年3月15日 · Perhaps the pinnacle of steam powered express locomotion, the Gresley A4 Pacific class 4-6-2, conceived and built in the mid 1930s by Sir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), was designed to compete with and beat the speed record of 114 mph set by William Stanier's London Midland and Scotland (...

LNER A4 4463 Sparrow Hawk on the Down 'Flying Scotsman' passing Hadley Wood in 1939. Photo: C.R.L. Coles / Rail Archive Stephenson

2011年4月16日 · 4-6-2 A4 LNER Garter Blue NV The A4 Pacific 4-6-2 designed by Sir Nigel Gresley Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway (1923-1941), was designed to compete with and beat the speed record of …

2023年11月29日 · English: The London and North Eastern Railway Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley in 1935. One, 4468 Mallard, holds the record as the fastest steam locomotive in the world. This category has the following 28 subcategories, out of 28 total.

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2011年4月16日 · Perhaps the pinnacle of steam powered express locomotion, the Gresley A4 Pacific class 4-6-2, conceived and built in the mid 1930s by Sir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), was designed to compete with and beat the speed record of 114 mph set by William Stanier's London Midland and Scotland ...

5 天之前 · The A4 Pacific 4-6-2 designed by Sir Nigel Gresley Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway (1923-1941), was designed to compete with and beat the speed record of 114 mph set by Stanier's LMS Coronation Pacific.