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.

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.

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley in the snow. The LNER Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935.

During the late 1940s and early 1950s, maintenance of the locomotives and the permanent way improved, so facilitating speed increases of the A4s. Prewar speeds were never reached, although in 1959, 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley set a post-war steam speed record of 112mph. By the late 1950s, steam was being replaced by diesel power.

Owner of, and dedicated to the preservation and continued operation of, iconic LNER A4 'Pacific' 4498 / 7 / 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley. N°4498 Sir Nigel Gresle y was the 100th Gresley Pacific …

The locomotive gained the number 4498 from new in 1937, transferring over to her current number, 60007, when the LNER (London & North Eastern Railway) was brought under nationalisation as British Railways in 1948.

[Brian Flannigan] Ex-LNER Class A4 4-6-2 No. 60007 SIR NIGEL GRESLEY passes Cove Bay with the 7.10am Aberdeen to Glasgow Buchanan Street train on a bright morning in September 1964. No. 60007 was one of six Class A4s which continued to work the Glasgow to Aberdeen route into 1966, but was withdrawn in February as the first casualty of that year.

2024年10月5日 · 24th March 1948 Following a light repair the engine emerged carrying its new number of 60007, the first of the A4s to be renumbered. Still painted in Garter Blue but with Silver/White letters and numbers. 60007 carried on the front of the smoke box rather than down between the buffers.

3 天之前 · No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley is a renowned member of the LNER A4 Pacific class, designed by the celebrated railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley. Built in 1937 at the London and North Eastern Railway’s (LNER) Doncaster Works, the locomotive was one of 35 streamlined A4s designed for high-speed express services.

60007 continues to be certified for mainline operation and over the years has been fitted with a range of modern safety and signalling equipment including the fitting of Air-Braking, On Train Monitoring and Recording equipment and Train Protection & Warning System.