by Danby Wiske Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:14 pm, Post It looks in its infancy but will probably grow to be a great site. Hello Is this project still active? On 1/1/1923 Copley Hill had 43 locos - 7 C12s, 5 D1s, 4 D2s, 2 D3s, 3 G2s, 1 J3, 8 J4s, 2 J51s, 1 J53, 4 J54s, 3 J55s and 3 N1s. May I suggest "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY. The fitting of shed plates was, of course, inherited from LMS practice and in Scotland there remained a certain cold relationship between the old 'Caley' and 'NB' camps. Yeadon list by class , would work out a tad expensive. by Seagull Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:38 pm, Post by JohnV Fri Feb 12, 2016 7:10 pm, Post In 1940, 4901 Capercaillie exerted 2,200 drawbar horsepower on the straight and level track north of York when hauling 21 coaches (730 tons gross) at an average of 75.9mph for 25 miles. My first visit in 1967 was on the 11 March as there was a visiting engine being prepared for a rail tour - LNER K4 no. Trix produced an 'OO' scale model A4 from 1970; it was re-branded as a Liliput model in 1974 and survives to this day in modified form as a Bachmann model Kader, Bachmann's parent company, had bought Liliput in 1993. S. Aust. EX-LNER / BR A4 Class Steam Locomotives '35-66 Pictorial In-Service . WHAT HAPPENED TO Steam - The Lner A4, A3, A1 & A2 Locomotives 4.50 Dwight D. Eisenhower had two tenders during its career: 5651 from new and 5671 from 1 April 1957. On 4 October 1962, Dwight D. Eisenhower hauled a special train from Stratford station in East London to York, after being specially cleaned by Kings Cross Top Shed staff. [10] Gresley planned another attempt in September 1939, but was prevented by the outbreak of World War II. [27] The next batch of A4s were named after birds, particularly those that were fast flyers, Gresley being a keen bird-watcher. High on Thompson's standardisation plan, was a mixed traffic 4-6-0 type. I apologize if this is old news, I have just joined. Jual Mobil Audi A4 2011 1.8 di Banten Automatic Sedan Silver Rp 137.000.000 - 11058757 - Mobil123.com - FS !! Rail Album - LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific Steam Engines - 1 by widnesian Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:11 pm, Post Original run published in Railway Magazine, September 1940. The locomotive was allocated to Edinburgh Haymarket shed (code 64B) . [citation needed] Four A4s are in the UK and have run on the BR main lines at some point during their preservation career. In late April-early May, the covered engines were sent to the Port of Liverpool where they were loaded aboard the Atlantic Container Line's Atlantic Concert vessel for the voyage to Halifax. kahlil watson scouting report; why does ro parrish wear glasses; perez family crest tattoo; Hello world! Ms U DYE/2/23. by Zaphod Scotsman Sun May 06, 2012 8:15 am, Post 4469 Sir Ralph Wedgwood was an A4 class locomotive of the LNER. The B1 design was intended to replace all of the 4-6-0s . This enabled you to enter the shed and discover which locos were based there, or the loco and discover which shed it was allocated to. Sir Nigel Gresley was then allocated to St Margarets shed, to work the Edinburgh - Aberdeen trains, until final shed allocation was to Aberdeen on 20 July 1964. K Hoole 'Rail Centres:Newcastle' has allocations for Gateshead, Heaton, Borough Gardens, Blaydon, and Bowes Bridge for 1923 and 1939. by widnesian Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:00 pm, Post Menu 4469 and another nearby engine, B16 class No. A1/3 Allocations at "Top Shed" and others - The LNER Encyclopedia On the appointed day, she wore a long summer frock and carried a parasol and as we walked onto the shed, a fitter . A Smith-Stone type speed indicator was installed 30 June 1960. I take it its York you are interested in? Many similar designs, including the contemporary Coronation Class, had their streamlining removed or cancelled to cut costs, simplify maintenance and increase driver visibility. by 60022Mallard Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:11 pm, Post Ex-Lner / Br A4 Class Steam Locomotives '35-66 Pictorial In-Service History Book $19.65 Buy It Now or Best Offer , $29.52 Shipping , 30-Day Returns, eBay Money Back Guarantee She was withdrawn from traffic in 1964. I simply have examples of class members that regularly appear in photos of the area in the right date span. by kudu Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:24 pm, Post 910 and 1463 shed allocations. - The LNER Encyclopedia This forum is for suggestions and discussion about this site. Las mejores ofertas para ABC British Rail Loco Shed Book shed allocations for all locos, Ian Allan 1962 estn en eBay Compara precios y caractersticas de productos nuevos y usados Muchos artculos con envo gratis! Allocations included New England, Doncaster, Colwick and Grantham from where it was withdrawn in December 1962. 63601 is seen at Longsight shed in Manchester en route to the Dinting . 9092. The service was named in celebration of the 25th year of King George V's reign. I was thinking I might start before Christmas, but I'll also be away from around the 27th for about ten days. [6] This apart, the A4 was one of few streamlined steam locomotive designs in the world to retain its casing throughout its existence. During that period of steam's final years, there was a marked change . Liveries . by Hatfield Shed Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:55 pm, Post Whilst not necessarily complete in respect of all LNER locomotives, Suggestion Box and Discussion about the Forums. An A4 with the same load on a "good run" would be doing about 50 to 60mph at the summit of Stoke Bank. Shed Bash UK: Starbeck 1938 - 1959 - Blogger Photograph Nick Broome. [22], The wholesale application of double Kylchap chimneys to the entire class was entirely due to the persistence of P. N. Townend, the Assistant Motive Power Superintendent at King's Cross from 1956. 1.50 + 0.97 Postage. by 52D Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:14 pm, Post York station and North Shed were bombed; during the attack No. 4495 Golden Fleece on the Down 'Flying Scotsman' at Finsbury Park around 1938. [7] In 2015, Hornby also released a model of it in its original garter blue livery and name, Golden Shuttle. [8], "National Railway Museum to repatriate A4s from US and Canada", "Trains News Wire FLASH: Green Bay museum declines proposed sale of A4", "Eisenhower steam engine moving back into National Railroad Museum", "Ltd Bachmann A4 4-6-2 Dwight D Eisenhower Loco No 60008", "Hornby R2277 Class A4 4-6-2 60008 "Dwight D Eisenhower" & tender in BR green - Live Steam powered", "Hornby Railroad R3280, 4-6-2 LNER Class A4 'Golden Shuttle' OO Gauge", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LNER_Class_A4_4496_Dwight_D_Eisenhower&oldid=1135340729, This page was last edited on 24 January 2023, at 02:17. Scrapped. Even after the war was over, the A4s still continued to perform non-stop services. iv, 92. Top Shed kept 60007 until the depot was closed, then Sir Nigel Gresley was reallocated to New England shed on 16 June 1963. Now based at Peak Rail, the 2-6-2T's last BR shed allocation was 83E St Blazey. 60097 HUMORIST passes the sidings at the north end of Eastfield Shed with a train for Glasgow Queen Street on 30th September, 1961, as ex-North British Railway Class C (LNER Class J36) 0-6-0 No. Sir Nigel Gresley was then allocated to St Margarets shed, to work the Edinburgh - Aberdeen trains, until final shed allocation was to Aberdeen on 20 July 1964. LNER Number: BR Number: Name: Shed 1960: To 61B/65B* Withdrawn: 4462: 60004: William . Currently in LNER Garter Blue livery and static display at the former Hornby factory in Margate, Kent. Built for the London & North Eastern Railway in 1937, this locomotive was originally numbered 4496 and named Golden Shuttle. 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower is an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, . numbers ran from 35 to 113; on the formation of British Railways 60,000 was added to the numbers of L.N.E.R. by Geraint80135 Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:03 pm, Post Like all the early A4 locomotives prior to Mallard, Golden Shuttle was released to service with a single chimney and side valances covering the wheels. LNER A4 Class steam locomotives - Class Information. Discussion and reference site for the London North Eastern Railway, Moderators: 52D, Tom F, Rlangham, Atlantic 3279, Blink Bonny, Saint Johnstoun, richard, Post Being Darlington built, countersunk rivets were used to give a smooth tender and cabsides. After nationalisation in 1948, British Railways renumbered it 60008 on 29 October 1948. The original four engines (now 60014-7) were introduced in 1935 for working the 'Silver Jubilee', Britain's first high speed completely streamlined train. The easiest way to find data is to type it in the 'Quick Search' box on the left: the box will accept locomotive numbers, locomotive names, shed names/codes, scrapyards, builders, works and even CME's. Designed to run along the difficult West Highland Route in Scotland, the K4 Class would become one of Gresley's last few designs for the London and North Eastern Railway. Gaps in the numbering were always freely available until Thompson's introductions of systematic schemes from 1946 which brought about logical order. One of the first two Hornby Dublo locomotive models produced, in 1938, was an A4. The RCTS do a series of digital copies the RO in yearly volumes on disc. It returned to Green Bay in 2014. The locomotive is displayed with two British passenger carriages, once used as part of Eisenhower's Command Train. Free Postage. Both 60008 and 60010 were loaned to the National Railway Museum for a period of two years, returning to North America in early 2014. During a press run to publicise the service, Silver Link twice achieved a speed of 112.5mph (181.1km/h), breaking the British speed record and sustained an average of 100mph (160.9km/h), over a distance of 43mi (69.2km).[4]. It entered service on 1 July 1938 and was withdrawn on 24 August 1966. 4496's next livery was wartime black with 'LNER' on the tender, applied 30 January 1942. Operational, Boiler Ticket Expires: 2032. Dwight D. Eisenhower was donated to the United States of America and sent to Doncaster Works for restoration. . ERIC TREACY "We hadn't the faintest idea how to get there, but to our amazement aunt Gertude said she'd take us on the bus. This forum is for the discussion of the locomotives, motive power, and rolling stock of the LNER and its constituent companies. This loco was Doncaster works number 1855 of 1937 and entered traffic as LNER 4490, later becoming LNER 11. At the end of 1949, they moved to England and were divided between the York and New England sheds. Every site is incomplete in some respect, therefore can be misleading. Both North American-based A4s, along with the other three British-based A4s were moved to the National Railway Museum, York, in late 2012 on three-year loans as part of the NRM's 2013 celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Mallard breaking the world speed record for steam, bringing all six preserved A4s together. USA Distributor of MCM Equipment lner a4 shed allocations by Tom F Thu Jul 11, 2013 11:00 am, Post Built and released from Doncaster works on 22nd December 1936, it was withdrawn from 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill shed in October 1964 and cut up by M by 50C Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:43 pm, Post by widnesian Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:30 am, Post Discussion and reference site for the London North Eastern Railway, Moderators: 52D, Tom F, Rlangham, Atlantic 3279, Blink Bonny, Saint Johnstoun, richard, Post And Flying Scotsman was at Copley Hill during 1955 and 1960. Their streamlined design gave them high-speed capability as well as making them instantly recognisable, and one of the class, 4468 Mallard, holds the world record as the fastest steam locomotive.Thirty-five of the class were built to haul express passenger . Drop me a pm with exactly what info you want. I have put the North Eastern Area sheds into a database, so I can look up details of what locos and classes were at what shed. The '4575' was tested on the Cornish heritage line on February 16 when it double-headed with GWR 0-6-0PT No. Both are a bit misleading in my opinion. The 1899 Great Central Railway route became part of the LNER from 1923 to 1948 and then BR Eastern Region from 1948. . 0 . Moderators: 52D, Tom F, Rlangham, Atlantic 3279, Blink Bonny, Saint Johnstoun, richard. by mick b Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:38 am, Post In 1924, number 4472 Flying Scotsman, renumbered and named for the occasion, was The loco had previously been the station pilot at York station, and was withdrawn in 1963, and scrapped. [16], Although A4s were primarily designed for high speed express work they were also capable of high power outputs. It was noted at Hither Green shed on December 17th for crew training. [19] O.S. The 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. Instances of 100mph running by them must exceed those of all other types combined,[14] though 90mph running was a relatively rare event with steam traction, much less 100mph. LNER Class A4 . However, in 2012, the National Railway Museum announced plans to repatriate the engine, along with 60010, which has been preserved in Canada, as part of a plan to reunite all six preserved A4s of the class for the 75th anniversary of the class's world record breaking 126mph run. New England shed at Peterborough has always been outside my definition of an East Anglian shed as have the Lincolnshire sheds. So, on the subject, I found that Grantham is geographically quite close to where Trenholme Junction would be (certainly closer than King's Cross, Doncaster or Gorton), and now I feel erked about no one actually mentioned these facts. Fast, sleek and streamlined, these are some of the best express passenger steam locomotives ever built. [4] 60008 arrived at the National Railroad Museum in the Green Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon on 6 June 2014 and, on 23 June, the museum had returned the engine to the display building in which it was displayed prior to leaving for the UK. The Flying Scotsman was completed at Doncaster, at a cost of 7,944, in February 1923 as 1472, an A1 pacific-class locomotive. A4. Ian Allan Books in Other Railwayana Books. Hi interested in the area served by 52D. also researching colliery wagonways from same area. LNER Shunters Truck - did they exist? - The LNER Encyclopedia LNER Shed Allocations for the 1930s - The LNER Encyclopedia Most sheds had closed by 1971 so these codes drop down into a gap. During its time allocated to Grantham motive power depot, the name of the depot was stencilled on the buffer beam. Subsequently, some other A4s were later renamed, usually to names of directors of the LNER. [11] Prior to the record run on 3 July 1938, it was calculated that 130mph (210km/h) was possible; Driver Duddington and LNER Inspector Sid Jenkins both said they might well have achieved this figure had they not had to slow for the Essendine junctions. The remaining LNER Volumes Nos. The LNER Encyclopedia. 2, GRESLEY A4 and W1 CLASSES, IRWELL, 1990. pp. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 16:46. It was withdrawn from service on 20 July 1963. by drmditch Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:32 am, Post 32D Yarmouth. Cowlairs long continued the practice of painting the allocations on the bufferbeams even after shed plates came in. As of 2022, 5 of 6 surviving A4's are on static display, the only working one being 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley [30]. RCTS LNER . The locomotive was from Edinburgh Haymarket shed (code 64B). Class 03 . World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias . Vol. Sir Nigel Gresley was then allocated to St Margarets shed, to work the Edinburgh - Aberdeen trains, until final shed allocation was to Aberdeen on 20 July 1964. Zaphod Scotsman, according to old shed books, 60114 was not shedded at Copley Hill for most of its life. Widnes, Brunswick and even Trafford Park and was the same with the loco,s especially on the LNE side, the LMS side seems to have been fairly constant with one or two 3F 0-6-0.s in residence. [9] LNER built Class O6 (Stanier LMS 8F design) No.3506 seen here on shed before re-allocation to LMS, then in 1948 British Railways Midland Region Ivatt LMS design Class 4MT 2-6-0 seen on shed - a number were built by the LNER at North Road works, Darlington, allocated to LNER sheds and British Railways North Eastern Region around three Darlington . The RCTS Railway observer and supplements had allocation details for that period. Sir Ralph Wedgwood (I) (formerly Gadwall) was an A4 Pacific that was destroyed in an air raid during the Second World War who now haunts the railways as a ghost. 2512 Silver Fox of this batch carried a stainless-steel fox near the centre of the streamline casing on each side, made by the Sheffield steelmakers Samuel Fox and Company. On 4 October 2012, 60008 began its journey to the National Railway Museum Shildon, arriving that evening. Discover more about the legendary 'Mallard' - still an official record holder as the fastest steam locomotive in the world. LNER Class A4 4496 Dwight D Eisenhower - Wikipedia There have been some efforts to repatriate the locomotive back to the UK, most of which have been unsuccessful. by Bryan Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:19 pm, Post [citation needed]. [10], At the end of Mallard's record run, the middle big end (part of the motion for the inside cylinder) ran hot (indicated by the bursting of a heat-sensitive "stink bomb" placed in the bearing for warning purposes), the bearing metal had melted and the locomotive had to stop at Peterborough rather than continue to London. LNER Wartime Black (temporary, due to be painted in BR Express Passenger Blue, early emblem).