Sir Nigel Gresley locomotive (gauge 0)
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Sir Nigel Gresley locomotive (gauge 0) |
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A blue gauge 0 model of the streamlined, wedge-nosed, LNER A4 "Pacific" 4-6-2 "Sir Nigel Gresley" locomotive (running number 4498).
The streamlined "A4" class of express locomotives (which entered into service in 1935) was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley after travelling on the streamlined Flying Hamburger train. Number 4498 was named after its designer, to mark the fact that it was the hundredth Gresley locomotive built.
Preservation
The real "Sir Nigel Gresley" locomotive is preserved by The Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Preservation Trust Ltd., which used to be known as the "A4 Preservation Society", and "The A4 Locomotive Society Ltd"
