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The Flying Scotsman(LNER 4472)

2,982 Singaporeairlinesguy  9 months ago

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Hey been a while right?

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Well I present to you
The one and only surviving a1/a3

FLYING SCOTSMAN

Wikipedia

LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman is a 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotive built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley. It was employed on long-distance express passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line by LNER and its successors, British Railways' Eastern and North Eastern Regions, notably on The Flying Scotsman service between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley after which it was named.
4472 became a flagship locomotive for the LNER, representing the company twice at the British Empire Exhibition and in 1928, hauled the inaugural non-stop Flying Scotsman service. It set two world records for steam traction, becoming the first locomotive to reach the officially authenticated speed of 100 miles per hour (161 km/h) on 30 November 1934,[1] and setting the longest non-stop run of 422 miles (679 km) on 8 August 1989 while in Australia.

Retired from British Railways in 1963 after covering 2.08 million miles, Flying Scotsman earned considerable fame in preservation under the ownership of, successively, Alan Pegler, William McAlpine, Tony Marchington, and, since 2004, the National Railway Museum. As well as hauling enthusiast specials in the United Kingdom, the locomotive toured extensively in the United States and Canada from 1969 until 1972, and Australia in 1988 and 1989. Flying Scotsman has been described as the world's most famous steam locomotive

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General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 4.5ft (1.4m)
  • Length 35.9ft (10.9m)
  • Height 6.3ft (1.9m)
  • Empty Weight 10,446lbs (4,738kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,446lbs (4,738kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 34.852
  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 5493

Parts

  • Number of Parts 159
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,059