LNER Class A3

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The LNER Class A3 was a famous class of British express steam locomotives, including the record-breaking Flying Scotsman, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for high-speed mainline passenger service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf express passenger locomotive class
steam locomotive class
brakeType vacuum brake
configuration tender locomotive
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
cylinderArrangement three-cylinder
cylinderCount 3
designer Nigel Gresley
surface form: Sir Nigel Gresley
developedFrom LNER Class A1
era Big Four (British railway companies)
surface form: Big Four era of British railways
famousExample LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman
surface form: LNER 4472 Flying Scotsman
fittedWith Gresley conjugated valve gear
superheater
taper boiler
fuelType coal
gauge standard gauge
heritageStatus some units preserved
historicalPeriod British Railways steam era
interwar period
introduced 1922
1923
locomotiveType Pacific
maximumSpeed 100 mph
notableFor high-speed mainline passenger service
operation of the Flying Scotsman service
record-breaking runs in British steam era
numberBuilt 79
operatedBy British Rail
surface form: British Railways

London and North Eastern Railway
operator BR Eastern Region
London and North Eastern Railway
surface form: LNER
operatorRegion Great Britain
powerType steam
preservedExample Flying Scotsman (periodically)
surface form: Flying Scotsman
primaryRole express passenger service
railGauge 1435 mm
rebuildOf LNER Class A1
region East Anglia
surface form: Eastern England

Scottish routes on East Coast Main Line
successorClass LNER Class A4
tenderType corridor tender (on some units)
tractionType steam
UICClassification 2′C1′ h3
usedFor long-distance passenger trains
named express trains
usedOn East Coast Main Line
wheelArrangement 4-6-2
withdrawalCompleted 1966

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Flying Scotsman (periodically) rebuildClass LNER Class A3
subject surface form: Flying Scotsman
LNER Class A1 successorClass LNER Class A3
LNER Class A1 manyRebuiltAs LNER Class A3
LNER Class V2 relatedTo LNER Class A3
The Elizabethan locomotiveClassUsed LNER Class A3
this entity surface form: LNER Class A3 steam locomotives
Nigel Gresley notableWork LNER Class A3
this entity surface form: LNER Class A3 steam locomotive
Nigel Gresley designed LNER Class A3
this entity surface form: LNER Class A3 Flying Scotsman