LNER Class V2

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British steam locomotive steam locomotive class

The LNER Class V2 was a class of powerful 2-6-2 steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for mixed-traffic duties on the London and North Eastern Railway in the mid-20th century.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
LNER Class V2 canonical	1
LNER Class V2 steam locomotive	1
LNER Diagram 100A	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British steam locomotive ⓘ steam locomotive class ⓘ
boilerPressure	220 psi ⓘ
boilerType	LNER Class V2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: LNER Diagram 100A
brakeType	vacuum brake ⓘ
buildEndDate	1944 ⓘ
buildStartDate	1936 ⓘ
configuration	prairie tank-style tender locomotive ⓘ
countryOfOperation	United Kingdom ⓘ
cylinderArrangement	three-cylinder ⓘ
cylinderCount	3 ⓘ
designedFor	heavy mixed-traffic work ⓘ
designer	Nigel Gresley ⓘ surface form: Sir Nigel Gresley
drivingWheelDiameter	6 ft 2 in ⓘ
era	mid-20th century ⓘ
fuelType	coal ⓘ
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
heritageStatus	important British mixed-traffic locomotive design ⓘ
introduced	1936 ⓘ
nicknamed	Green Arrow class ⓘ
notablePreservedExample	BR 60800 Green Arrow ⓘ LNER 4771 Green Arrow ⓘ
notableRoute	East Coast Main Line ⓘ
numberBuilt	184 ⓘ
numberPreserved	1 ⓘ
operatedBy	London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ
operatorClass	V2 ⓘ
operatorRegion	British Rail Eastern Region ⓘ surface form: Eastern Region of British Railways North Eastern Area ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
powerType	steam ⓘ
precededBy	LNER Class K3 ⓘ
primaryUse	mixed-traffic duties ⓘ
railwayCompanyRegion	East Coast Main Line ⓘ
railwayRegion	London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ surface form: LNER
relatedTo	LNER Class A3 ⓘ LNER Class A4 ⓘ
successorOperator	British Rail ⓘ surface form: British Railways
tenderType	LNER Group Standard tender ⓘ
trackGauge	1435 mm ⓘ
tractiveEffort	33855 lbf ⓘ
UICClassification	1′C1′ h3 ⓘ
usedFor	express freight ⓘ fast fitted freight ⓘ passenger services ⓘ
valveGear	Walschaerts ⓘ
wheelArrangement	2-6-2 ⓘ
withdrawalEndDate	1966 ⓘ
withdrawalStartDate	1962 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

London and North Eastern Railway → notableLocomotiveClass → LNER Class V2 ⓘ

LNER Class V2 → boilerType → LNER Class V2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: LNER Diagram 100A

Nigel Gresley → notableWork → LNER Class V2 ⓘ

this entity surface form: LNER Class V2 steam locomotive