Green Arrow class
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The Green Arrow class, officially known as the LNER Class V2, was a class of British 2-6-2 steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for mixed-traffic duties on the London and North Eastern Railway.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LNER Class V2 | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | steam locomotive class ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Green Arrow class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brNumberOfGreenArrow | 60800 ⓘ |
| buildEndYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| buildStartYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| configuration | tender locomotive ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | three-cylinder ⓘ |
| cylinderCount | 3 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
express freight
ⓘ
fast fitted freight ⓘ secondary passenger services ⓘ |
| designer | Sir Nigel Gresley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designerNationality | British ⓘ |
| designerPosition | Chief Mechanical Engineer of the LNER ⓘ |
| enteredBRServiceYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| fuelType | coal ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| heritageStatusOfGreenArrow | National Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early British Railways dieselisation period
ⓘ
pre-nationalisation British railways ⓘ |
| museumDisplayOfGreenArrow | National Railway Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLocomotive | 4771 Green Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRouteUse | East Coast Main Line GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 184 ⓘ |
| officialName | LNER Class V2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerType | steam ⓘ |
| preservedLocomotive |
LNER Class V2 4771 Green Arrow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LNER Class V2 60800 Green Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight services
ⓘ
mixed-traffic duties ⓘ passenger services ⓘ |
| railwayAdministration | Big Four railway company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayCompany | London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayRegionUnderBR | Eastern Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| steamLocomotiveType | mixed-traffic 2-6-2 tender locomotive ⓘ |
| successorOperator | British Railways Eastern Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| UICClassification | 1′C1′ h3 ⓘ |
| valveGear | Walschaerts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wheelArrangement | 2-6-2 ⓘ |
| withdrawalEndYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| withdrawalStartYear | 1962 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.