Re: Shed Allocations. This forum is for the discussion of the locomotives, motive power, and rolling stock of the LNER and its constituent companies. With photos showing mechanical & livery variations. manna LNER A4 4-6-2 'Streak' Posts: 3675 Joined: Sun May 24, 2009 12:56 am Location: Booborowie. LOCATION????? Once Glasgow's premier shed for the West Coast Main Line with an allocation of Princesses and Duchesses, by early 1964 all the ex-LMS express types had just been swept away. LNER 'A4' No. LNER built Class O6 (Stanier LMS 8F design) No.3506 seen here on shed before re-allocation to LMS, then in 1948 British Railways Midland Region Ivatt LMS design Class 4MT 2-6-0 seen on shed - a number were built by the LNER at North Road works, Darlington, allocated to LNER sheds and British Railways North Eastern Region around three Darlington . This occurred on 23 May 1959 on the Stephenson Locomotive Society Golden Jubilee special when 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley achieved 112mph when hauling 400 tons down Stoke Bank. After overhaul at Crewe, LNER A4 Pacific No. 60097 HUMORIST passes the sidings at the north end of Eastfield Shed with a train for Glasgow Queen Street on 30th September, 1961, as ex-North British Railway Class C (LNER Class J36) 0-6-0 No. by Danby Wiske Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:14 pm, Post The renumbering to LNER No.7942 took place quite late after Grouping, on June 26, 1926 and was following by a move to Colchester Shed on April 11, 1929. Widnes, Brunswick and even Trafford Park and was the same with the loco,s especially on the LNE side, the LMS side seems to have been fairly constant with one or two 3F 0-6-0.s in residence. by richard Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:45 am, Return to LNER Locomotives and Rolling Stock, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. does anybody have an list which will give me some idea of the types of locomotives allocated to the G.C.& M. joint shed at Tanhouse Lane Widnes up to its closure. The class was noted for its streamlined design, which not only improved its aerodynamics, increasing its speed capabilities, but also created an updraught to lift smoke away from the driver's line of vision, a problem inherent in many steam locomotives particularly those operated with short cut off valve events; fitting smoke deflectors was an alternative solution. homestead high school staff. Hi i have enclosed a couple of pics of 901s watch out for a PM. by . I don't know if everyone has come across this web site. Re: LNER Shunters Truck - did they exist? The final event in which 60008 was reunited with its five remaining A4 sisters was the 'Great Goodbye', held between 15 and 23 February 2014, at The National Railway Museum's Locomotion annex at Shildon. A4144681936125 201.1km/h . by mossie Sun Feb 14, 2016 5:05 pm, Post These have been restored to the condition they were in when used by Eisenhower. The fitting of shed plates was, of course, inherited from LMS practice and in Scotland there remained a certain cold relationship between the old 'Caley' and 'NB' camps. Dwight D. Eisenhower has had eleven boilers during its career: 8959 (from new); 8945 (from 4482 Golden Eagle), 30 January 1942; 8906 (spare) from 23 November 1946; 8955 (from 60026 Miles Beevor), 14 June 1950; 29314 (new), 9 November 1951; 29303 (from 60020 Guillemot) 18 June 1954; 29296 (from 60033 Seagull), 8 July 1955; 29308 (from 60030 Golden Fleece), 20 December 1956; 29312 (from 60010 Dominion of Canada), 20 August 1958; 27964 (new), 30 June 1960 and finally 29335 (from 60019 Bittern), 17 May 1962. This livery was modified to read just 'NE' on the tender in a repaint on 12 March 1943. 72 1. Now based at Peak Rail, the 2-6-2T's last BR shed allocation was 83E St Blazey. Discussion and reference site for the London North Eastern Railway, Moderators: 52D, Tom F, Rlangham, Atlantic 3279, Blink Bonny, Saint Johnstoun, richard, Post LNER A4 4-6-2 'Streak' Posts: 3968 Joined: Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:50 pm Location . Click to enlarge. It was noted at Hither Green shed on December 17th for crew training. lner a4 shed allocations Let us be your passport to Laos and much more. If you enter '1' in the box, you will get a lot of matches, so if you are looking for locomotive number 1 (e.g. Explore. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Instances of 100mph running by them must exceed those of all other types combined,[14] though 90mph running was a relatively rare event with steam traction, much less 100mph. K Hoole 'Rail Centres:Newcastle' has allocations for Gateshead, Heaton, Borough Gardens, Blaydon, and Bowes Bridge for 1923 and 1939. Top Shed kept 60007 until the depot was closed, then Sir Nigel Gresley was reallocated to New England shed on 16 June 1963. by NZRedBaron Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:22 am, Post LNER (until 1946/47): 25092512, 44624469, 44824500, 49004903; Currently holds the world speed record for steam locomotives at 126mph (203km/h), preserved. by NZRedBaron Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:15 am, Post 4489 Dominion of Canada is an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive.It is a 4-6-2 locomotive built to the same design by Sir Nigel Gresley as the more famous Mallard.There were 35 A4 locomotives built in total. Jual Mobil Audi A4 2011 1.8 di Banten Automatic Sedan Silver Rp 137.000.000 - 11058757 - Mobil123.com - FS !! Sir Nigel Gresley was then allocated to St Margarets shed, to work the Edinburgh - Aberdeen trains, until final shed allocation was to Aberdeen on 20 July 1964. Their streamlined design gave them high-speed capability as well as making them instantly recognisable, and one of the class, 4468 Mallard, holds the world record as the fastest steam locomotive. Shortly after midnight we crept around Gateshead Shed which was now an all diesel depot, the shed having lost its steam allocation the previous month. 0. Designed to run along the difficult West Highland Route in Scotland, the K4 Class would become one of Gresley's last few designs for the London and North Eastern Railway. LOCOMOTIVES (Renumbering Edition), Ian Allan, 1946. by silverfox Tue Oct 27, 2020 8:30 pm, Post The pre-existing Class B1 were reclassified as Class B18. Five (448892) were named after British Empire countries to haul the new Anglo-Scottish Coronation train; and two (4495/6), intended to haul the new West Riding Limited, received names connected to the wool trade: Golden Fleece and Golden Shuttle.[28]. So, on the subject, I found that Grantham is geographically quite close to where Trenholme Junction would be (certainly closer than King's Cross, Doncaster or Gorton), and now I feel erked about no one actually mentioned these facts. York station and North Shed were bombed; during the attack No. The A4 Pacifics were designed for high-speed passenger services. [35] In 1999 a 'Super Detail' Hornby A4 was released,[citation needed] later complemented by a budget 'Railroad' model[citation needed] Hornby also produced an 'OO'-scale live steam version in September 2003, that used an electrically heated boiler to produce steam not previously possible in such a small model. Its final depot allocation was New England shed in Peterborough from 16 June 1963. by NZRedBaron Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:36 pm, Post Visitor Statistics 10 Online 1118 Today 1144 Yesterday 6306 Week 3581 Month 65044 Year 2465508 Total Record: 2004 (05/06/2021) by 69530 Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:16 pm, Post by widnesian Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:11 pm, Post In August 1948, 60028 Walter K. Whigham managed to perform a non-stop service run from King's Cross to Edinburgh, setting the record for distance travelled for 408.65 miles. West Hartlepool???? The LNER 150 list came from that source originally. A4. Part 1 (this page) Part 2. 11535, fitted with dumb buffers and swinging spark-arrestor for working in the Docks; behind it is Class 30 6F 0-8-0 No. This livery design was also used on the A4s that were named after countries, on the Coronation service in order to match with the rolling stock. The A4 Class locomotives were known by train spotters as "streaks". engines and the non-streamlined Pacifics ended up as Nos. A generation of enthusiasts recorded the movements of locomotives around the railway system. The '4575' was tested on the Cornish heritage line on February 16 when it double-headed with GWR 0-6-0PT No. Re: A1/3 Allocations at "Top Shed" and others Post by rockinjohn Sun Nov 08, 2020 7:47 am Hi an after thought, seem to remember a picture somewhere of an A4 @Cambridge with a haul of articulated suburban stock in tow in BR times mid- '50's doubly strange, dont think it was a Scottish class member so modellers can make what you wish of it . Files relating to the Hull area (U DYE/2/41 - 42) inevitably contain This was almost cetainly taken in 1947 but please note that the "LNER" on the tender is of the raised letters variety. LNER shed allocations at 31st December of 1922, 1927, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1947. Allocations to Kings Lynn in 1939 and Cambridge in 1949 followed and it was from here that, in October 1956, the locomotive was withdrawn from service. Great like 255997400570 One fact, often ignored when considering rival claims, is that Gresley and the LNER had just one serious attempt at the record, which was far from a perfect run with a 15mph permanent way check just north of Grantham; despite this a record was set. LNER A4 Class steam locomotives - Class Information. [15] 61176 - one of the Vulcan batch. The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) had considered purchasing similar trains for use from London to Newcastle but the diesel units of the time did not have sufficient passenger carrying capacity and the capital investment in the new technology was prohibitive. An interesting question Rob, like you im only aware of the chip carts attached to the Y9s. My first visit in 1967 was on the 11 March as there was a visiting engine being prepared for a rail tour - LNER K4 no. 60023 'Golden Eagle' sits in the roundhouse at Gateshead Shed 52A on Sunday 23rd June 1963, wearing 'The Flying Scotsman' headboard. Discussion and reference site for the London North Eastern Railway, Moderators: 52D, Tom F, Rlangham, Atlantic 3279, Blink Bonny, Saint Johnstoun, richard, Post 10. Join us as we look back on the history of this small class and how only one engine survived into the 21st century. 61670. ERIC TREACY "We hadn't the faintest idea how to get there, but to our amazement aunt Gertude said she'd take us on the bus. The LNER (London & North Eastern Railway) 4468 Mallard (BR 60022), is a type of LNER Class A4 4-6-2 'Pacific' steam locomotive.The locomotive was built in the LNER Doncaster works on the 3rd of March, 1938.