Discussion and reference site for the London North Eastern Railway, Moderators: 52D, Tom F, Rlangham, Atlantic 3279, Blink Bonny, Saint Johnstoun, richard, Post also researching colliery wagonways from same area. . Hi interested in the area served by 52D. by drmditch Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:32 am, Post The LNER class A4 locomotives were designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for use on the top-link expresses on the East Coast Main Line from London Kings Cross. Original run published in Railway Magazine, September 1940. Even after the war was over, the A4s still continued to perform non-stop services. Discussion and reference site for the London North Eastern Railway, Moderators: 52D, Tom F, Rlangham, Atlantic 3279, Blink Bonny, Saint Johnstoun, richard, Post Hi interested in the area served by 52D. 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 . 1490. . [19] O.S. I simply have examples of class members that regularly appear in photos of the area in the right date span. 4498 was the hundredth Gresley Pacific to be built and was named after him. Many photos. Haymarket-allocated Gresley 'A4' Pacific No 60004 William Whitelaw under repair, and Thompson 'B1' class 4-6-0 No 61064, dead in the yard and just nine days away from withdrawal. 7 Sir Nigel Gresley in what the SNG Society believes to be a rare shot of her in black livery. Hello this is my first visit to your excellent forum. Top Shed kept 60007 until the depot was closed, then Sir Nigel Gresley was reallocated to New England shed on 16 June 1963. D1 'Scafell Pike', or LMS Fowler . I may be able to start development in December. by Hatfield Shed Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:53 am, Post Yama Wedding. On 7 April 1957, it moved back to Grantham until it was sent back to 'Top Shed' on 15 September 1957. This forum is for the discussion of the locomotives, motive power, and rolling stock of the LNER and its constituent companies. (VG/VG) Tabulated details of each locomotive's shed . 3738 GWR 0-6-0PT by Roger Wasley. Part 1 (this page) Part 2. The shabby appearance unfortunately seems to befit a lifetime allocation to Gateshead shed, with the train likely to be the 12.20pm from King's Cross to Newcastle. This was a small shed whose allocation was shunting and goods locos, steam and diesel. The Book 'LNER 150', by Patrick Whitehouse and David StJohn Thomas (ISBN 0 7153 13812 9) has a complete table of allocations for 11th January 1947. 60023 'Golden Eagle' sits in the roundhouse at Gateshead Shed 52A on Sunday 23rd June 1963, wearing 'The Flying Scotsman' headboard. ; Rail Album - LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific Steam Engines - 1. Yeadon list by class , would work out a tad expensive. Shed Bash UK: Starbeck 1938 - 1959. 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower is an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, the United States General of the Army. A double chimney and Kylchap double blastpipe was installed to help performance, during an overhaul 20 August 1958. [citation needed]. Join us as we look back on the history of this small class and how only one engine survived into the 21st century. These have been restored to the condition they were in when used by Eisenhower. [27] The next batch of A4s were named after birds, particularly those that were fast flyers, Gresley being a keen bird-watcher. Allocation on 5 th November was to Copley Hill shed (COP) to become one of five based there. [9] On the other hand, the German train was four coaches long (197 tons), but Mallard's train had seven coaches (240 tons). Re: A1/3 Allocations at "Top Shed" and others Post by rockinjohn Sun Nov 08, 2020 7:47 am Hi an after thought, seem to remember a picture somewhere of an A4 @Cambridge with a haul of articulated suburban stock in tow in BR times mid- '50's doubly strange, dont think it was a Scottish class member so modellers can make what you wish of it . 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. LNER A4 MALLARD World Record Plaques. Could not find anything on TANHOUSE LANE and as it was a sub-shed of BRUNSWICK I tried there but there was only information on shed codes, in 1948 LIV and from 1949 to 1955 8E and after that 27F. LNER 'A4' No. Eg. This loco was built to an 1898 design, but was constructed over 20 years later, and entered service in 1922. by Tom F Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:49 pm, Post Being Darlington built, countersunk rivets were used to give a smooth tender and cabsides. 9092. 60008 and 4468 were later to meet up with the other four members of the class in a 2-week event at York from 3 July, called 'The Great Gathering', 75 years to the day that Mallard set the World Speed Steam record. Thank you for that. Experimental Automatic Train Control equipment was fitted on 23 June 1950. This livery design was also used on the A4s that were named after countries, on the Coronation service in order to match with the rolling stock. The A4 was hauling a steam special from London Victoria to York yesterday. This project is making quiet progress and I have some initial specs written out. by NZRedBaron Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:36 pm, Post MAURICE BURNS. Discussion and reference site for the London North Eastern Railway, Moderators: 52D, Tom F, Rlangham, Atlantic 3279, Blink Bonny, Saint Johnstoun, richard, Post [5] The distinctive design made it a particularly attractive subject for artists, photographers and film-makers. 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. by JohnV Fri Feb 12, 2016 5:50 pm, Post The remaining LNER Volumes Nos. 3738 emerged from Swindon Works in 1937. Hi Bill, done some asking of ex railway man I know and he confirms that, he told me that in the 50,s men were drafted in from all over, as and when needed. Originally numbered 4489, it was renumbered 10 on 10 May 1946, under the LNER 1946 renumbering scheme of Edward Thompson and, after nationalisation in 1948, British Railways added 60000 to its . by 60022Mallard Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:11 pm, Post Re: 910 and 1463 shed allocations. I was thinking I might start before Christmas, but I'll also be away from around the 27th for about ten days. by JASd17 Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:41 pm, Post Dwight D. Eisenhower has had eleven boilers during its career: 8959 (from new); 8945 (from 4482 Golden Eagle), 30 January 1942; 8906 (spare) from 23 November 1946; 8955 (from 60026 Miles Beevor), 14 June 1950; 29314 (new), 9 November 1951; 29303 (from 60020 Guillemot) 18 June 1954; 29296 (from 60033 Seagull), 8 July 1955; 29308 (from 60030 Golden Fleece), 20 December 1956; 29312 (from 60010 Dominion of Canada), 20 August 1958; 27964 (new), 30 June 1960 and finally 29335 (from 60019 Bittern), 17 May 1962. It was one of nineteen to have a Flaman speed recorder fitted from new. Free Postage. LNER shed allocations at 31st December of 1922, 1927, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1947. [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. Pinterest. 63601 is seen at Longsight shed in Manchester en route to the Dinting . 11535, fitted with dumb buffers and swinging spark-arrestor for working in the Docks; behind it is Class 30 6F 0-8-0 No. Both 60008 and 60010 were loaned to the National Railway Museum for a period of two years, returning to North America in early 2014. . by drmditch Sun May 06, 2012 2:21 pm, Post The museum declined the offer and the engine remained on display at Shildon until mid-April 2014. After 1950, the Oxford-Cambridge line was transferred to the Eastern Region and started to be worked by both Clauds and B12s. Initially designated as class B, they had been reclassified to class B1 by the time the first locomotive 8301 Springbok had been completed in 1942. 60019 Bittern passes Sherriff's Brow on the Settle & Carlisle line at 60mph with an RCTS tour from Leeds to Glasgow on July 16, 1967. The last sequence of L.N.E.R. Union of South Africa was withdrawn in October 2021 due to boiler issues and with the coming expiration of its boiler certificate in early 2022. 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. [29] During 2013, 4464 'Bittern' underwent a series of high-speed runs, partly in commemoration of Mallards' record, partly to see if mainline speeds for certain heritage steam locomotives could be increased (The current maximum is 75mph.). by Bill Bedford Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:47 pm, Post On the appointed day, she wore a long summer frock and carried a parasol and as we walked onto the shed, a fitter . by silverfox Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:53 am, Return to LNER Locomotives and Rolling Stock, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. by jwealleans Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:46 pm, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. [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. [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. . 60836 was the last to be withdrawn in December 1966 whilst based at Dundee Tay Bridge depot. [34], The distinctive shape of the A4 has made it an obvious choice for model manufacturers, with examples being made in the majority of the popular scales, including a wooden example for the Brio wooden railway[citation needed]. 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. The final livery applied was British Railways Brunswick green, applied 9 November 1951. This is interesting and helpful but it isn't quite the one I had in mind. [16], Although A4s were primarily designed for high speed express work they were also capable of high power outputs. by Greedy Boards Mon Mar 07, 2016 11:11 pm, Return to LNER Locomotives and Rolling Stock, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. 60019 and 60024 were the last to be withdrawn in September 1966. Another two (Dominion of Canada and Dwight D. Eisenhower) were donated to the Canada and the US, respectively, upon withdrawal by British Railways. They were solid looking engines - as most of Fletcher's tender locos were. Locomotive 62065 entered traffic, allocated to Darlington Shed, on January 23, 1950 and in June that year the engine was transferred to Stockton Shed, where it spent nearly nine years.