4-6-2 Class A1 Gresley LNER Profile and Models

4-6-2 Class A1 Gresley LNER

4474 Victor Wild in 1925. ©Cecil J Allen

The London and North Eastern Railway LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3 locomotives represented two distinct stages in the history of the British 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley. They were designed for main line passenger services and later express passenger services, initially on the Great Northern Railway (GNR), a constituent company of the London and North Eastern Railway after the amalgamation of 1923, for which they became a standard design. The new Pacific locomotives were built at the Doncaster "Plant" in 1922 to the design of Nigel Gresley, who had become Chief mechanical engineer of the GNR in 1911. Between 1927 and 1947, all of the A1s were rebuilt as A3s, with the exception of No. 4470 Great Northern, which was rebuilt by Thompson in 1945 as Class A1/1. The sole surviving member of the A3s and A1s is 4472 (60103) Flying Scotsman. The locomotive was withdrawn from service with British Railways in 1963 and after being saved from scrap it was sold for preservation.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

Doncaster Works

Build Date

1922

Total Built

52

Tractive Effort

29,835 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-6-2

Operated By

London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Express Passenger

In Service Until

1966

Surviving Examples

1

 

N Gauge
TT gauge (1:120 scale)

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Craftsman Models CM56 BR Class A1 conversion kit (for Hornby A3) Requires assembly Not set CM56
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BR Class A1 conversion kit (for Hornby A3) Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) South Eastern Finecast F148 Great Northern LNER/BR A1/A3 Locomotive Kit Requires assembly Not set F148
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Great Northern LNER/BR A1/A3 Locomotive Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) South Eastern Finecast FC128 A1/ A3 LNER Flying Scotsman MK2 Kit Requires assembly Not set FC128
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A1/ A3 LNER Flying Scotsman MK2 Kit Awaiting Categorisation
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) ACE Trains E6 Class A1 4-6-2 4472 "Flying Scotsman" in LNER Green RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set E6
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Class A1 4-6-2 4472 "Flying Scotsman" in LNER Green Awaiting Categorisation
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Bassett Lowke BL99040 Class A1 Pacific 4-6-2 4475 "Flying Fox" in LNER apple green livery RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled DCC compatible but no socket BL99040
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Class A1 Pacific 4-6-2 4475 "Flying Fox" in LNER apple green livery LNER green