This article is about the locomotive. For the racehorse (for which the locomotive was named), see Papyrus (horse). For other uses, see Papyrus (disambiguation).
Papyrus
Papyrus at King's Cross Station, 5 March 1935.
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
Nigel Gresley
Builder
Doncaster Works
Order number
314
Serial number
1708
Build date
March 1929
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-2
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.
80 in (2,032 mm)
Length
70 ft (21.34 m)
Height
13 ft (3.96 m)
Loco weight
96.25 long tons (97.79 t; 107.80 short tons)
Cylinders
3
Performance figures
Tractive effort
32,910 lbf (146.39 kN)
Career
Operators
London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Class
A3
Numbers
2750 (1929–1945)
96 (1946–1947)
60096 (1948 -1963)
Official name
Papyrus
Withdrawn
September 1963
Disposition
Scrapped
LNER Class A3 2750 Papyrus was a 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotive built for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley, entering service in March 1929. Primarily used to haul express passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line by LNER and its successor, British Railways, it is notable for achieving what was at the time a world record-breaking speed for a steam locomotive of 108 mph on 5 March, 1935.[1][2] A fictionalized account based on the locomotive's service history and speed record, 2750: Legend of a Locomotive by H.C. Webster, was published in 1953 and reprinted in 2016.[3]
^Nock, O.S. (1982). The Gresley Pacifics (Omnibus ed.). Book Club Associates, by arrangement with David & Charles Ltd., pp. 79-138.
^"Railway Wonders of the World: 108 mph on the LNER". Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^Webster, H.C. (1953). 2750: Legend of a Locomotive. Thomas Nelson & Sons. Reprinted (2016) by John Broadley (ISBN 9780950701417).
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